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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

The fans at Williams Arena will be treated to a game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Minnesota Golden Gophers when they take their seats on Saturday.

Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -4.5-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total opened at 148.5.

Minnesota was a 82-72 loser in its last match on the road against Hoosiers. They failed to cover the +7-point spread as underdogs.

Illinois was a 73-66 winner in its last match at home against Wildcats. They failed to cover the -13.5-point spread as favorites.

Illinois:
Team record: 15-5 SU,12-8 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Illinois's last 10 games on the road
Illinois is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Minnesota

Minnesota:
Team record: 13-9 SU,9-11-2 ATS
Minnesota is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Illinois
Minnesota is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Illinois
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing Illinois

Next up:
Illinois at Michigan State Tuesday, February 23
Minnesota home to Northwestern Thursday, February 25