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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Nebraska Cornhuskers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -13.5-point favorites versus the Cornhuskers, while the game's total opened at 152.
In their last action, Nebraska was a 93-65 loser on the road against Scarlet Knights. They failed to cover the +8-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for Illinois, they were a 76-64 winner as they battled Terrapins at home. They covered in the match as a -11-point favorite.
Illinois:
Team record: 11-3 SU,8-6 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 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 14 of Illinois's last 20 games on the road
Nebraska:
Team record: 6-10 SU,7-9 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nebraska's last 6 games at home
Nebraska is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Illinois
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nebraska's last 8 games when playing Illinois
Next up:
Illinois home to Michigan Friday, January 14
Nebraska at Purdue Friday, January 14