Minnesota at Illinois odds, picks and predictions
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-17- 1-13 Big Ten) visit the Illinois Fighting Illini (17-9, 8-7) on Monday. Tip from State Farm Center is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (BTN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Minnesota vs. Illinoisodds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Minnesota fell 76-69 at home to Penn State on Saturday, pushing the spread as 7-point underdogs. It has now dropped 9 games in a row and is 3-5-1 against the spread (ATS) in that span. The Golden Gophers are 9-13-2 ATS this season.
Illinois lost to Indiana 71-68 on the road Saturday, dropping its 2nd straight game but covering as 6.5-point underdogs. It is 6-4 outright in its last 10 games and 8-2 ATS in that same span. This season, the Fighting Illini are 17-9 ATS.
Illinois beat Minnesota 78-60 to cover as 8.5-point road favorites in their 1st matchup on Jan. 16.
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Minnesota at Illinois odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:19 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML) : Minnesota +675 (bet $100 to win $675) | Illinois -1300 (bet $1300 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS) : Minnesota +14.5 (-105) | Illinois -14.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U) : 135.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Minnesota at Illinois picks and predictions
Prediction
Illinois 71, Minnesota 53
Moneyline
PASS.
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Against the spread
LEAN ILLINOIS -14.5 (-115).
The Golden Gophers are just 1-6 on the road this season while the Fighting Illini are 12-2 on their home court. After dropping back-to-back games on the road, expect this to be a tune-up game for the Fighting Illini against a struggling Golden Gophers team.
The Golden Gophers are 0-3 in their last 3 road games and 1-2 ATS in that span, including a ATS loss on the road against Rutgers in which they were also 14.5-point underdogs.
The favorite is 27-9 ATS in the last 36 meetings between these programs.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 135.5 (-110).
Minnesota's O/U record this season is just 8-16 while Illinois' O/U record is 11-14-1 pointing towards both teams' tendencies to score fewer points.
The Under is 7-0 in Minnesota's last 7 games following a double-digit loss at home, 12-1 in its last 13 games following a ATS loss, and 8-1 in its last 9 Monday games.
The Under is 6-0-1 in Illinois' last 7 home games against a team with a losing road record and 3-0-1 in its last 4 home games.
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