Illinois
No. 25 Illinois hosts Eastern Illinois to begin season
Eastern Illinois Panthers at Illinois Fighting Illini
Champaign, Illinois; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -27.5; over/under is 141.5
BOTTOM LINE: The No. 25 Illinois Fighting Illini begin the season at home against the Eastern Illinois Panthers.
Illinois finished 20-13 overall a season ago while going 15-2 at home. The Fighting Illini shot 44.9% from the field and 30.8% from 3-point range last season.
Eastern Illinois went 9-22 overall last season while going 3-12 on the road. The Panthers averaged 14.5 assists per game on 25.7 made field goals last season.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.