Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Wisconsin Badgers Point Spread Pick – Odds and NCAAB Predictions

The Wisconsin Badgers (9-10) host the Illinois Fighting Illini (10-9) in a Big 10 game that will take place at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin at 9:00 PM ET. Wisconsin is the 4.5-point home favorite with the O/U line offered up at 137.5.

In their last game Illinois was on the road where they dropped a nail biter to Nebraska 64-63. Trent Frazier was the high scorer for the Fighting Illini reaching 19 points on 7/14 shooting and Michael Finke went for a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. James Palmer Jr. was the high scorer for the Cornhuskers with 24 points on 10/19 shooting and while he only hit two of his seven 3-pointers one was the game-winner. Illinois had 16 turnovers in the game where they shot 39% from the floor and Nebraska shot 41.2%. The Fighting Illini got the point spread cover as a 4.5-point underdog and the 127 points scored fell well short of the 143.5 total. The loss extended Illinois losing streak to four games and moved their Big Ten and road record to 0-6.

In their latest, Wisconsin was on the road in their last game where they took a beating losing to highly ranked Purdue 78-50. Ethan Happ was the high scorer for the Badgers with 15 points on 7/16 shooting and he was the only player on the squad that went for double figures. Carsen Edwards was the high scorer for the Boilermakers with 21 points on 9/16 shooting and Vincent Edwards picked up 20 points on 8/13 shooting. Wisconsin was outscored by 17 points in the first half and for the game they only shot 35.4% from the floor while Purdue shot 51.7%. The Badgers failed to cover the spread as a 14-point underdog and the 128 points put on the board had UNDER bettors cashing. After winning five straight Wisconsin has lost three in a row. The Badgers are 2-4 in Big 10 matches and 1-1 both straight up and against the spread.

Illinois ranks tied for 71st in the nation in ppg and 170th in opponents’ ppg and Wisconsin ranks 308th in ppg and 40th in opponents’ ppg.

Last season in the lone match-up between these teams, which was at Illinois, the Badgers beat the Fighting Illini 57-43.

This season Illinois is 7-7-1 ATS with an O/U record of 5-10 and Wisconsin is 6-11-1 ATS with an O/U record of 7-9-2.

SAGARIN RATINGS

Illinois: 79.09
Wisconsin: 79.90

INJURY REPORT

ILLINOIS

[G] 01/18/2018 – Te’Jon Lucas is upgraded to probable Friday vs Wisconsin ( Disciplinary )

WISCONSIN

[G] 01/18/2018 – D’Mitrik Trice is upgraded to “?” Friday vs Illinois ( Foot )

[G] 12/11/2017 – Kobe King is out for season ( Knee )

Illinois at Wisconsin NCAAB Key Betting Trends

• ILL is 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up loss
• ILL is 15-7-1 ATS in their last 23 games against a team with a losing record
• ILL has an Under record of 24-7 in their last 31 games
• WISC is 5-11-1 ATS in their last 17 games
• WISC is 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record
• WISC has an Under record of 4-0-1 in their last 5 games

Illinois vs. Wisconsin Betting Angles

Wisconsin is 16-5-1 ATS in their last 22 games against Illinois.
Wisconsin is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games against Illinois.
The favorite is 19-6-1 ATS in the last 26 games between these teams.
The road team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 games between these teams.
In the last 4 games between these teams the total has gone Under every time.
In the last 10 games between these teams at Wisconsin the Under record is 7-3.