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Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The fans at State Farm Center will be treated to a game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -9.5-point favorites versus the Hawkeyes, while the game's total opened at 170.
In their last action, Illinois was a 90-89 loser on the road against Nittany Lions. They failed to cover the -7.5-point spread as favorites.
Iowa won its last outing, a 78-71 result against Spartans on February 20. They covered in that game as a +9.5-point underdog.
Iowa:
Team record: 16-11 SU,11-16 ATS
Iowa is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Iowa is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Iowa's last 12 games on the road
Illinois:
Team record: 19-7 SU,15-10-1 ATS
Illinois is 8-3-1 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Illinois is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Illinois is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
Next up:
Iowa home to Penn State Tuesday, February 27
Illinois home to Minnesota Wednesday, February 28