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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Ohio State Buckeyes will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Value City Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Buckeyes as -1.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 150.
In their last action, Ohio State was a 73-57 loser at home against Hawkeyes. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites.
Illinois was a 76-53 winner in its last match on the road against Wolverines. They covered the +8.5-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois:
Team record: 19-6 SU,16-9 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Illinois is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Illinois is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Illinois's last 14 games on the road
Ohio State:
Team record: 18-7 SU,14-10-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Ohio State is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Illinois
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ohio State's last 6 games when playing Illinois
Ohio State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Illinois