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Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

The Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Target Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -4-point favorites versus the Cornhuskers, while the game's total opened at 155.

Illinois was a 77-74 winner in their most recent outing at home against Buckeyes. They failed to cover the -5-point spread as favorites.

In their last action, Nebraska was a 93-66 winner at home against Hoosiers. They covered the -5.5-point spread as favorites.

Nebraska:
Team record: 23-9 SU,21-11 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Nebraska is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Illinois
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Nebraska's last 12 games when playing Illinois

Illinois:
Team record: 24-8 SU,18-13-1 ATS
Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nebraska
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Illinois's last 12 games when playing Nebraska