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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Michigan State Spartans

The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Michigan State Spartans will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Jack Breslin Student Events Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -7-point favorites versus the Spartans, while the game's total opened at 145.

In their last action, Michigan State was a 78-71 winner on the road against Hoosiers. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs.

Illinois was a 94-63 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Golden Gophers. They covered the -4-point spread as favorites.

Illinois:
Team record: 16-5 SU,13-8 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Illinois's last 11 games on the road

Michigan State:
Team record: 11-9 SU,5-15 ATS
Michigan State is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Michigan State is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Michigan State's last 5 games at home

Next up:
Illinois home to Nebraska Thursday, February 25
Michigan State home to Ohio State Thursday, February 25