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2019-2020 NCAA Basketball
(16-8) Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (17-8)
Date: Saturday February 15
Time: 4:30 PM ET
Venue: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, NJ
CBB Moneyline Odds: OFF
CBB Betting Odds: Rutgers -3.5
CBB Betting Total: 130
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Illinois Fighting Illini
On Jan. 30th, Illinois had just ripped off their seventh straight victory. They coasted over Wisconsin, Purdue, and Michigan on the road, and were atop the Big Ten conference.
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Well, they just dropped three straight; a road loss to Iowa and two home losses to Maryland and Michigan State. Granted, those are the three best teams in the best conference in the country this season.
What does this all say about the Fighting Illini basketball team? I’m not really sure, but I do know a few things…
A) The Illini are really good at rebounding. Country-wide, they are 7th in OR% and 50th in DR%. Those stats are also both 2nd in the Big Ten.
B) Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn are both really, really good players. Plus, Dosunmu’s knee is okay!!
C) They will be a 7 seed or higher in the Big Dance.
Although the Michigan State home-loss is concerning, I think the Fighting Illini are still a damn good basketball team with a chance to go deep in the Tournament.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The poor Scarlet Knights are a long, long way away from when they were briefly ranked early this season.
However, they are also 8-6 in the Big Ten. Hey, that’s pretty good actually!! It keeps them in the top half of the conference and only 2.5 back of Maryland.
Albeit the fact they were both at home, they have two really good wins. The first being a 20-point blowout vs. Seton Hall, and the other being an 11-point win vs. Penn State.
However, they also have just dropped three of four, and didn’t cover in any of those games. Their offense continues to be shaky; I mean, it’s tough to score when you fall outside the top-300 in both 3pt% and FT%.
They have a top-10 defense. Well, 11th in KenPom adjusted defense, to be exact, but it’s close enough. They have some dominant interior defense and also have one of the highest block% in the league.
Center Myles Johnson is the anchor of that top-10 defense, and he’s averaging 1.6 blocks and .8 steals a game to show for it. On the offensive side of the ball, their guard play of Ron Harper Jr., Geo Baker and Jacob Young combine to do the Lions Share of the ball-handling and scoring. All-in-all, they are just O.K.
Free Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights NCAAB Prediction:
The Fighting Illini are 0-3 SU and ATS in their last three games. However, they are not going to let that become 0-4!!!
Illinois are going to bounce back here after an absolutely soul-crushing loss at home vs. MSU. They crawled all the way back in that game and competed hard against one of the other best teams in the conference.
I think they will be able to handle Rutgers on the road this Saturday afternoon. Although, this one is going to be as close as they come.
4* Free CBB Betting Pick: Illinois +2.5
NCAAB Free Score Prediction: Rutgers 66 – Illinois 65 (Bet Now!)
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