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Michigan State comes into Illinois as a +6.5 underdog after the line initially opened at +5.
The Fighting Illini have gone 11-3 at home. Illinois leads the Big Ten with 85.1 points and is shooting 45.1%.
The Spartans are 10-3 against conference opponents. Michigan State leads the Big Ten scoring 17.4 fast break points per game.
Illinois makes 45.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.2 percentage points higher than Michigan State has allowed to its opponents (39.9%). Michigan State has shot at a 46.6% rate from the field this season, 6.7 percentage points higher than the 39.9% shooting opponents of Illinois have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jakucionis is scoring 16.0 points per game with 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Fighting Illini. Will Riley is averaging 13 points over the last 10 games.
Jeremy Fears Jr. is averaging 7.4 points and six assists for the Spartans. Jaden is averaging 13.0 points over the last 10 games.
Before You Bet
- We were seeing some heavy money action (80%) early on Illinois.
- Michigan State has dropped three of their last four games.
- Illinois have only won half of their last ten games.
- The Spartans have won the last two games in this series, however, the Fighting Illini beat MSU in the last three games played at home.
- MSU have covered in 9 of their last 10 games versus Illinois using the current spread of +6.5.
