The Illinois Fighting Illini should be an -8 point favorite versus Chattanooga.
No. 20 Illinois locked up a share of the Big Ten regular-season title when Kofi Cockburn had 21 points and 14 rebounds to lead a 74-72 win over No. 24 Iowa Sunday night.
The Fighting Illini’s hopes for a conference crown were kept alive when Nebraska upset No. 10 Wisconsin earlier Sunday. They didn’t let the opportunity go to waste, claiming at least a share of the Big Ten championship for the first time since winning it in 2004 and ’05.
Since 2017 Straight Up:
As a favorite 71-23 75.5%.
Malachi Smith had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Chattanooga rolled past Wofford 79-56 in the semifinals of the Southern Conference tournament on Sunday.
Darius Banks had 17 points for Chattanooga (26-7). David Jean-Baptiste added 14 points. Silvio De Sousa had 12 points.
Chattanooga comes into this one with five straight victories.
Mocs are 21-7-1 Against The Spread in their last 29 games following a ATS loss (75%). They will come into this one with an ATS loss.
As an away underdog Chattanooga is 37-19-0 Against The Spread since 2016 (66.1%).
Mocs are just 8-17-2 ATS in their last 27 neutral site games (29.6%).
- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
