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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Iowa Hawkeyes will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawkeyes as -5.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 147.
Last time out for Iowa, they were a 82-72 loser as they battled Terrapins on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a +5.5-point underdog.
Illinois won its last outing, a 59-51 result against Golden Gophers on January 30. They covered in that game as a -6.5-point favorite.
Illinois:
Team record: 16-5 SU,11-8-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Illinois is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Illinois's last 13 games
Iowa:
Team record: 15-6 SU,12-7-2 ATS
Iowa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Iowa's last 12 games
Iowa is 6-1-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Illinois home to Maryland Friday, February 7
Iowa at Purdue Wednesday, February 5