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Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at State Farm Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -8-point favorites versus the Nittany Lions, while the game's total opened at 152.5.
In their last action, Illinois was a 87-81 loser at home against Buckeyes. They failed to cover the -7-point spread as favorites.
Penn State lost its last outing, a 80-72 result against Boilermakers on January 17. They failed to cover in that game as a +3.5-point underdog.
Penn State:
Team record: 3-5 SU,4-4 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Penn State is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Penn State is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Illinois
Penn State is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Illinois
Illinois:
Team record: 9-5 SU,8-6 ATS
Illinois is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
Illinois is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Penn State
Illinois is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Penn State
Next up:
Penn State home to Rutgers Thursday, January 21
Illinois home to Iowa Friday, January 29