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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Michigan State Spartans
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Michigan State Spartans will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Breslin Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Spartans as -4-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 154.5.
Michigan State was a 90-85 winner in its last match at home against Nittany Lions. They failed to cover the -11-point spread as favorites.
In their last action, Illinois was a 94-69 winner on the road against Hoosiers. They covered the -6-point spread as favorites.
Illinois:
Team record: 13-4 SU,9-8 ATS
Illinois is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois's last 6 games on the road
Michigan State:
Team record: 15-2 SU,11-6 ATS
Current Streak: won 10 straight games.
Michigan State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Michigan State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Michigan State's last 9 games at home
Next up:
Illinois home to Maryland Thursday, January 23
Michigan State at Rutgers Saturday, January 25