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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Tennessee Volunteers

The fans at Thompson-Boling Arena will be treated to a game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Tennessee Volunteers when they take their seats on Saturday.

Oddsmakers opened the Volunteers as -6.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 144.5.

Tennessee was a 87-66 winner in its last match at home against Patriots. They covered the -16-point spread as favorites.

Illinois was a 98-89 winner in their most recent outing at home against Owls. They covered the +2-point spread as underdogs.

Illinois:
Team record: 7-1 SU,4-4 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Illinois is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Illinois is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois's last 5 games on the road

Tennessee:
Team record: 5-3 SU,4-4 ATS
Tennessee is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Tennessee is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tennessee's last 8 games at home

Next up:
Illinois home to Colgate Sunday, December 17
Tennessee home to Georgia Southern Tuesday, December 12