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Michigan Wolverines vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

The Michigan Wolverines and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at State Farm Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Wolverines as -7.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 143.5.

Illinois was a 81-71 winner in its last match on the road against Cornhuskers. They failed to cover the -12.5-point spread as favorites.

Michigan lost its last outing, a 75-67 result against Scarlet Knights on January 04. They failed to cover in that game as a -3.5-point favorite.

Michigan:
Team record: 7-6 SU,5-8 ATS
Michigan is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Michigan is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Michigan is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Illinois

Illinois:
Team record: 12-3 SU,8-7 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Illinois is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois's last 6 games at home

Next up:
Michigan home to Maryland Tuesday, January 18
Illinois home to Purdue Monday, January 17