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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Williams Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -7-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total opened at 142.5.
Minnesota was a 72-56 winner in its last match at home against Phoenix. They failed to cover the -16.5-point spread as favorites.
Illinois won its last outing, a 88-63 result against Tigers on December 22. They covered in that game as a -14.5-point favorite.
Illinois:
Team record: 9-3 SU,6-6 ATS
Illinois is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Illinois is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Illinois's last 19 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 10-1 SU,6-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 16 games at home
Next up:
Illinois home to Maryland Thursday, January 6
Minnesota at Indiana Sunday, January 9