7:00 p.m. ET: Michigan St Spartans (15-3) at Illinois Fighting Illini (13-5)

Spread: Illinois -5.5
Total: 143

The #14 Michigan State Spartans hit the road against #17 Illinois while looking to extend a 4-game road winning streak. The Fighting Illini are 8-2 on their home court. Illinois is fourth in the Big Ten shooting 37.6% from deep. The Spartans are 6-1 in Big Ten play. Michigan State is third in the Big Ten with 36.3 rebounds per game. Kofi Cockburn is scoring 18.4 points per game and averaging 10.3 rebounds for the Fighting Illini. Tyson Walker is averaging 7.1 points and 5.1 assists for the Spartans. Kofi Cockburn missed the last game against Maryland and is listed as questionable for this game. His status is going to be the biggest factor in this game. This line is indicating that he will be playing otherwise it would be much lower. You will want to wait until more information is released but the pick here should be Illinois. Take the Fighting Illini and the Under in this one. 

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• The Home team is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
   

The Bookie:          Illinois -5.5 / Under 143
Fade the Public:   Illinois / Under
Sharp Action:       Illinois / Under