Michigan at Illinois odds, picks and predictions
The Michigan Wolverines (8-16, 3-10 Big Ten) and Illinois Fighting Illini (17-6, 8-4) tussle Tuesday in Champaign. Tip-off at State Farm Center will be at 7 p.m. ET (Peacock). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Michigan vs. Illinois odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Michigan lost 79-59 at Nebraska as a 10-point underdog on Saturday and the Wolverines have lost 6 of the last 7 games and are in last place in the conference. The Wolverines have not beaten UI since 2019, losing 7 straight series games.
Illinois is ranked No. 14 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll. The Illini are looking to complete a season sweep of the Wolverines after an 88-73 win in Ann Arbor on Jan. 18. Illinois is looking to bounce back from an 88-80 loss as a 3 1/2-point underdog at Michigan State Saturday.
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Michigan at Illinois odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:21 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Michigan +980 (bet $100 to win $980) | Illinois -2000 (bet $2000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Michigan +15.5 (-106) | Illinois -15.5 (-114)
- Over/Under (O/U): 152.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Michigan at Illinois picks and predictions
Prediction
Illinois 86, Michigan 71
Moneyline
PASS: A Michigan lean is short on enough return to make for value.
Against the spread
Michigan is 2-2 ATS across its last 4 games in Champaign.
UM has played a very challenging schedule. KenPom rates the Wolverines as one of the more unlucky teams in DI hoops, and they are closer to being a sound investment as a buy-low opportunity than Illinois is when giving this many points.
The Illini's recent home ATS losses against Indiana and Nebraska give plenty of pause.
A PASS is suggested, but consider circling back. Michigan +17 would be worth some partial-unit action. The listing on BetMGM Sportsbook is edging toward a possible UM play at that level.
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Over/Under
The last 13 times Michigan has scored less than 60 points, the Under has cashed in the next game 9 times (9-4). The Over is 15-8 in the Illini's 23 games (8-2 in last 10).
The Over won by a comfortable margin in the Jan. 18 game and has hit in 3 straight UM-UI contests. Expect a lot of 2nd-chance put-backs for Illinois and for the faster Illini to dictate the pace.
TAKE THE OVER 152.5 (-105).
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