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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Louis Brown Athletic Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Scarlet Knights as -4-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 130.5.
Rutgers lost its last outing, a 72-66 result against Buckeyes on February 12. They earned a push in that game as a +6-point underdog.
In their last action, Illinois was a 70-69 loser at home against Spartans. They covered the +2-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois:
Team record: 16-8 SU,12-10-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Rutgers:
Team record: 17-8 SU,15-8-1 ATS
Next up:
Illinois at Penn State Tuesday, February 18
Rutgers home to Michigan Wednesday, February 19