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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Missouri Tigers
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Missouri Tigers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Mizzou Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -1.5-point favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total opened at 143.
Missouri won its last outing, a 69-60 result against Flames on December 09.
In their last action, Illinois was a 83-68 winner on the road against Blue Devils. They covered the +3.5-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois:
Team record: 4-1 SU,3-2 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois's last 6 games on the road
Illinois is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Missouri
Illinois is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Missouri
Missouri:
Team record: 4-0 SU,3-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Missouri is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Missouri is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Missouri's last 11 games at home
Next up:
Illinois home to Minnesota Tuesday, December 15
Missouri home to Prairie View A&M Friday, December 18