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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Texas Longhorns
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Texas Longhorns will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Longhorns as -4.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 140.5.
Last time out for Texas, they were a 72-67 winner as they battled Bluejays at home. They failed to cover in the match as a -7-point favorite.
Illinois was a 71-66 loser in its last match on the road against Terrapins. They failed to cover the +1-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois:
Team record: 6-2 SU,5-3 ATS
Texas:
Team record: 6-0 SU,3-3 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Next up:
Illinois home to Penn State Saturday, December 10
Texas home to Arkansas-Pine Bluff Saturday, December 10