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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Jersey Mike's Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -6.5-point favorites versus the Scarlet Knights, while the game's total opened at 158.5.
Rutgers was a 66-63 loser in its last match at home against Wolverines. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois won its last outing, a 87-79 result against Buckeyes on February 02. They covered in that game as a -6.5-point favorite.
Illinois:
Team record: 15-7 SU,11-11 ATS
Illinois is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Illinois is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Illinois's last 21 games on the road
Rutgers:
Team record: 11-11 SU,10-12 ATS
Rutgers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Rutgers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Rutgers's last 23 games at home
Next up:
Illinois at Minnesota Saturday, February 8
Rutgers at Maryland Sunday, February 9