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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Nebraska Cornhuskers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -2.5-point favorites versus the Cornhuskers, while the game's total opened at 136.5.

Nebraska was a 81-79 winner in its last match on the road against Golden Gophers. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites.

In their last action, Illinois was a 79-69 winner at home against Badgers. They covered the -7.5-point spread as favorites.

Illinois:
Team record: 10-5 SU,8-7 ATS
Illinois is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Nebraska
Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nebraska

Nebraska:
Team record: 9-7 SU,6-10 ATS
Nebraska is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Nebraska is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nebraska's last 8 games at home

Next up:
Illinois home to Michigan State Friday, January 13
Nebraska at Purdue Friday, January 13