As a favorite, Illinois is 72-23 with a win percentage of 75.8% Straight Up since 2017. The moneyline will be low for their Big Ten Tournament - Quarterfinal game against Indiana, somewhere in the area of -170. The value here on Illinois is exceptional heading into Friday.
It gets even better. As an away underdog, Indiana is 7-40 Straight Up since 2017. OUCH! That's a brutal 14.9% win percentage in 47 games played.
To be clear, this game will be played in Indianapolis, so this isn't exactly an away game per se for Indiana.
Against The Spread, the Hoosiers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning Straight Up record.
Illinois has also won the last four games in this series.
Considering betting the Fighting Illini on the spread? Illinois is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following an SU win.
Gambling911.com does have a line of Illinois -4.5 whereas the posted line was set at -3.5/-4 overnight. A small play on Illinois is possible perhaps.
Remember this game goes off at 11 am ET Friday morning.
Go with Illinois around -170 on the moneyline here.
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
