Who’s Enjoying
No. 16 Virginia @ No. 19 Illinois
Present Information: Virginia 3-0; Illinois 4-0
What to Know
The #16 Virginia Cavaliers will sq. off towards the #19 Illinois Preventing Illini at 3 p.m. ET Sunday at T-Cellular Area. Each groups search to proceed their momentum from their earlier wins.
The Cavaliers have been capable of grind out a strong win over the Baylor Bears this previous Friday, successful 86-79. Virginia’s guard Armaan Franklin was one of the crucial energetic gamers for the squad, selecting up 26 factors.
In the meantime, Illinois bagged a 79-70 victory over the UCLA Bruins this previous Friday. The Preventing Illini can attribute a lot of their success to protect Terrence Shannon Jr., who shot 8-for-9 from past the arc and completed with a double-double on 29 factors and ten boards.
Barring any buzzer beaters, Virginia is predicted to win a good contest. They may be price taking an opportunity on towards the unfold as they’re at the moment on a two-game streak of ATS wins.
Virginia is now an ideal 3-0 whereas Illinois sits at 4-0. Two stats to maintain behind your head whereas watching: Virginia ranks twelfth in faculty basketball on the subject of turnovers per recreation, with solely 9.3 on common. However the Preventing Illini come into the sport boasting the twentieth most takeaways per recreation in faculty basketball at 20.3. These opposing strengths ought to make for an thrilling matchup.
How To Watch
- When: Sunday at 3 p.m. ET
- The place: T-Cellular Area — Las Vegas, Nevada
- TV: ESPN
- Observe: CBS Sports activities App
- Ticket Value: $75.00
Odds
The Cavaliers are a slight 1.5-point favourite towards the Preventing Illini, in accordance with the most recent faculty basketball odds.
The oddsmakers have been proper in step with the betting neighborhood on this one, as the sport opened as a 1.5-point unfold, and stayed proper there.
Over/Beneath: -110
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Collection Historical past
That is the primary time these groups have performed one another throughout the final seven years.