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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Jersey Mike's Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -5-point favorites versus the Scarlet Knights, while the game's total opened at 132.5.
In their last action, Rutgers was a 73-65 winner on the road against Badgers. They covered the +8-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois was a 73-66 winner in their most recent outing at home against Wildcats. They failed to cover the -10.5-point spread as favorites.
Illinois:
Team record: 18-6 SU,11-13 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Illinois's last 5 games when playing on the road against Rutgers
Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Illinois is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games on the road
Rutgers:
Team record: 15-9 SU,11-13 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Rutgers's last 5 games when playing at home against Illinois
Rutgers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Rutgers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Illinois at Michigan State Saturday, February 19
Rutgers at Purdue Sunday, February 20