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Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at State Farm Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -6.5-point favorites versus the Buckeyes, while the game's total opened at 154.
Illinois was a 80-74 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Cornhuskers. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites.
Ohio State won its last outing, a 83-64 result against Nittany Lions on January 30. They covered in that game as a +3-point underdog.
Ohio State:
Team record: 13-8 SU,13-8 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Ohio State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Ohio State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ohio State's last 7 games on the road
Illinois:
Team record: 14-7 SU,10-11 ATS
Illinois is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games at home
Illinois is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Illinois's last 23 games at home
Next up:
Ohio State home to Maryland Thursday, February 6
Illinois at Rutgers Wednesday, February 5