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Rutgers at Illinois odds, picks and predictions

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January 21, 2024

Payton Shanks
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The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-7, 2-4 Big Ten) visit the No. 14 Illinois Fighting Illini (13-4, 4-2) Sunday. Tip-off from State Farm Center is set for 1 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Rutgers vs. Illinois odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.

Rutgers won 87-82 in OT vs. the Nebraska Cornhuskers Wednesday while covering as a 3-point home favorite. Rutgers, which allows only 65.4 points per game, has allowed 80-plus points in 2 of its last 4 games. The Scarlet Knights have won back-to-back home games, but are 0-3 in their last 3 true road games.

Illinois, which is No. 14 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, picked up an 88-73 win over the Michigan Wolverines Thursday while covering as a 2.5-point road favorite. Illinois continues to be a top team in the nation offensively, averaging 82.1 PPG. The Fighting Illini have won 3 of the last 5.

Illinois beat Rutgers 76-58 on Dec. 2 at Jersey Mike’s Arena.

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Rutgers at Illinois odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:08 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Rutgers +590 (bet $100 to win $590) | Illinois -900 (bet $900 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Rutgers +12.5 (-110) | Illinois -12.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 145.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Rutgers at Illinois picks and predictions

Prediction

Illinois 78, Rutgers 65

Moneyline

PASS.

Illinois (-900) will pick up the win here, but is not worth betting on as such a heavy favorite. Bet on the spread and/or total instead.

Against the spread

LEAN ILLINOIS -12.5 (-110).

Illinois has covered ATS in back-to-back matchups vs. Rutgers and is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 meetings with the Scarlet Knights. Illinois is also 7-1-2 ATS in its last 10 overall and is the much better ATS team this year. being 10-5-2 while Rutgers is 8-9.

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Over/Under

LEAN UNDER 145.5 (-110).

The Under has hit in 2 of Rutgers’ last 3 games and has been the much safer play for the Scarlet Knights this year (12-5). The Under has also hit in 3 consecutive meetings between these squads.

I like this Illinois defense to hold this weak Rutgers offensive team to less than 70 points, which makes this game very likely to hit the Under. But it is only a lean because the Over has been safer for the Fighting Illini recently and overall this year (9-7-1).

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Illinois native inside NASA’s Mission Control talks Artemis II splashdown

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Missing man’s body found in retention pond in Elk Grove Village, police say

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April 10, 2026

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Missing man’s body found in retention pond in Elk Grove Village, police say

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (WLS) — The body of a missing man was found in a retention pond Thursday in the northwest suburbs, police said.

Chopper 7 was over the scene at a retention pond at Higgins and Innovation Drive in Elk Grove Village, in front of a number of warehouses in the area.

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There was a large police presence there for multiple hours, surrounding the water.

Chopper 7 witnessed dive teams go in and out of the water, and there were paramedics on scene.

Elk Grove Police confirmed a male body was found in the water in the 700 block of Innovation Drive. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene.

Police identified the body as a missing 26-year-old man named Alexis Ramirez.

Ramirez had been missing since March 10. Elk Grove Police were searching the same area after Ramirez went missing after he was the sole occupant of a single-vehicle crash near Higgins and Brennan Boulevard, which is right by the pond he was found in on Thursday.

Police believe he walked away from that scene before officers arrived. At that time, the police search led to no one being found.

ABC7 spoke to the family of Ramirez on the scene Thursday, and they appeared very emotional.

Police say there is no evidence of foul play at this time as they send out their condolences to the family.

No further information was immediately available.

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Giant Illinois interstate sign collapses after truck strike, ‘major delays’ expected

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April 9, 2026

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Giant Illinois interstate sign collapses after truck strike, ‘major delays’ expected

A busy stretch of I-64 in Illinois near St. Louis remains closed after a truck hit an overhead sign Wednesday night, with shocking photos showing beams of metal collapsed on the roadway.

The Illinois Department of Transportation posted about the closure, in St. Clair County, just before 8 a.m. Thursday.

“Heads up, Metro East travelers! Westbound I-64 approaching I-255 is currently closed due to a truck that hit a sign trust overnight,” IDOT said in a Facebook post. “Our crews are on it, working hard to get things cleared up and the road reopened ASAP. Expect major delays this morning, so if you can, try to steer clear of the area.”

According to the Illinois State Police, about 10:50 p.m., truck tractor semi trailer was in the construction zone on I-64 near Washington Park when it failed to lower its dump bed and struck the overhead road sign.

The structure holding the sign then failed and fell onto the roadway, ISP said. No injuries were reported.

Photos shared by IDOT showed the damage, with two giant green road signs over the interstate nearly touching the road, with the metal structure crushed and folded.

As of Thursday morning, all four westbound lanes remained closed due to the damage. Cleanup was expected to last for hours, with traffic diverted to IL 157, ISP said.

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