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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Iowa Hawkeyes will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawkeyes as -2.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 152.
In their last action, Iowa was a 77-70 loser on the road against Boilermakers. They covered the +15.5-point spread as underdogs.
In their last action, Illinois was a 86-51 winner at home against Scarlet Knights. They covered the -9-point spread as favorites.
Illinois:
Team record: 6-2 SU,3-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Illinois is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Illinois's last 17 games on the road
Illinois is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Iowa
Iowa:
Team record: 7-1 SU,6-2 ATS
Iowa is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Iowa's last 8 games at home
Next up:
Illinois home to Arizona Saturday, December 11
Iowa at Iowa State Thursday, December 9