Who’s Enjoying
Illinois @ Northwestern
Present Data: Illinois 9-4; Northwestern 10-3
What to Know
The Illinois Preventing Illini are 10-3 towards the Northwestern Wildcats since February of 2016, they usually’ll have an opportunity to increase that success Wednesday. Illinois and Northwestern will face off in a Huge Ten battle at 9 p.m. ET at Welsh-Ryan Area. The Preventing Illini gained each of their matches towards Northwestern final season (59-56 and 73-66) and are aiming for a similar end result this time round.
Illinois could not have requested for higher solution to wrap up 2022 than the 85-52 stomp they bought at house towards the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats final week. Ahead Dain Dainja was the offensive standout of the competition for Illinois, selecting up 22 factors along with six rebounds and 4 blocks.
In the meantime, Northwestern obtained a troublesome blow on Sunday as they fell 73-57 to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Guard Boo Buie wasn’t a lot of a distinction maker for Northwestern; Buie completed with ten factors on 3-for-15 taking pictures in his 35 minutes on the courtroom.
Barring any buzzer beaters, Illinois is predicted to win a decent contest. They coated a 30.5-point unfold final Thursday, so bettors could be considering that may translate to additional success towards a decrease unfold.
Illinois is now 9-4 whereas Northwestern sits at 10-3. A pair stats to keep watch over: The Preventing Illini have been holding their opponents to a discipline aim proportion of 39.30%, which locations them thirty second in school basketball. Much less enviably, Northwestern has solely been capable of knock down 38.40% p.c of their pictures, which is the 356th lowest discipline aim proportion in school basketball.
How To Watch
- When: Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET
- The place: Welsh-Ryan Area — Evanston, Illinois
- TV: Huge Ten Community
- Observe: CBS Sports activities App
- Ticket Value: $59.40
Odds
The Preventing Illini are a slight 2.5-point favourite towards the Wildcats, based on the newest school basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had been proper consistent with the betting group on this one, as the sport opened as a 2.5-point unfold, and stayed proper there.
Over/Underneath: -111
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Sequence Historical past
Illinois have gained ten out of their final 13 video games towards Northwestern.
- Feb 13, 2022 – Illinois 73 vs. Northwestern 66
- Jan 29, 2022 – Illinois 59 vs. Northwestern 56
- Feb 16, 2021 – Illinois 73 vs. Northwestern 66
- Jan 07, 2021 – Illinois 81 vs. Northwestern 56
- Feb 27, 2020 – Illinois 74 vs. Northwestern 66
- Jan 18, 2020 – Illinois 75 vs. Northwestern 71
- Mar 13, 2019 – Illinois 74 vs. Northwestern 69
- Mar 03, 2019 – Illinois 81 vs. Northwestern 76
- Jan 06, 2019 – Northwestern 68 vs. Illinois 66
- Dec 01, 2017 – Northwestern 72 vs. Illinois 68
- Feb 21, 2017 – Illinois 66 vs. Northwestern 50
- Feb 07, 2017 – Illinois 68 vs. Northwestern 61
- Feb 13, 2016 – Northwestern 58 vs. Illinois 56