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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Michigan State Spartans
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Michigan State Spartans will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Breslin Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Spartans as -2.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 145.
Michigan State was a 59-56 loser in its last match on the road against Golden Gophers. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites.
Illinois won its last outing, a 87-84 result against Cornhuskers on February 04. They failed to cover in that game as a -10-point favorite.
Illinois:
Team record: 17-5 SU,13-8-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Illinois is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Illinois is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois's last 5 games on the road
Michigan State:
Team record: 14-9 SU,12-10-1 ATS
Michigan State is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Michigan State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Michigan State's last 9 games at home
Next up:
Illinois home to Michigan Tuesday, February 13
Michigan State at Penn State Wednesday, February 14