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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Williams Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -7.5-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total opened at 144.5.
Minnesota was a 69-61 winner in its last match on the road against Nittany Lions. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois was a 82-73 loser in its last match on the road against Scarlet Knights. They failed to cover the -6.5-point spread as favorites.
Illinois:
Team record: 15-8 SU,11-12 ATS
Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Illinois's last 22 games on the road
Illinois is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota:
Team record: 12-11 SU,7-14-2 ATS
Minnesota is 3-10-1 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Minnesota is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Illinois home to UCLA Tuesday, February 11
Minnesota at USC Saturday, February 15