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Wisconsin Badgers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The Wisconsin Badgers and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at State Farm Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -4-point favorites versus the Badgers, while the game's total opened at 132.5.
Illinois was a 73-60 loser in its last match on the road against Wildcats. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites.
Wisconsin was a 63-60 winner in its last match at home against Golden Gophers. They failed to cover the -13-point spread as favorites.
Wisconsin:
Team record: 11-2 SU,8-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Wisconsin is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Wisconsin is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Wisconsin is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Illinois
Illinois:
Team record: 9-5 SU,7-7 ATS
Illinois is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Illinois is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Wisconsin home to Michigan State Tuesday, January 10
Illinois at Nebraska Tuesday, January 10