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Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at State Farm Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -2-point favorites versus the Buckeyes, while the game's total opened at 147.5.

Illinois was a 80-65 loser in their most recent outing at home against Hoosiers. They failed to cover the -6.5-point spread as favorites.

Last time out for Ohio State, they were a 93-77 winner as they battled Hawkeyes at home. They covered in the match as a -3-point favorite.

Ohio State:
Team record: 11-8 SU,8-11 ATS
Ohio State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Ohio State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Ohio State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Illinois

Illinois:
Team record: 13-6 SU,11-8 ATS
Illinois is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home
Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Ohio State
Illinois is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games when playing Ohio State

Next up:
Ohio State at Indiana Saturday, January 28
Illinois at Wisconsin Saturday, January 28