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Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at State Farm Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -16.5-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total opened at 135.
Illinois was a 71-68 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Hoosiers. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 76-69 loser at home against Nittany Lions. They earned a push of the +7-point spread as underdogs.
Minnesota:
Team record: 7-17 SU,9-13-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-17 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Illinois
Illinois:
Team record: 17-9 SU,17-9 ATS
Illinois is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Illinois is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota at Maryland Wednesday, February 22
Illinois home to Northwestern Thursday, February 23