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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Wisconsin Badgers
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Wisconsin Badgers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Kohl Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Badgers as -1.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 154.
Last time out for Wisconsin, they were a 74-70 loser as they battled Hoosiers on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a -4-point favorite.
In their last action, Illinois was a 105-97 winner at home against Golden Gophers. They failed to cover the -12-point spread as favorites.
Illinois:
Team record: 21-7 SU,16-11-1 ATS
Illinois is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Illinois is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois's last 5 games on the road
Wisconsin:
Team record: 18-9 SU,10-16-1 ATS
Wisconsin is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Wisconsin is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Wisconsin's last 8 games at home
Next up:
Illinois home to Purdue Tuesday, March 5
Wisconsin home to Rutgers Thursday, March 7