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Illinois State Redbirds vs. Kentucky Wildcats
The fans at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center will be treated to a game between the Illinois State Redbirds and the Kentucky Wildcats when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -19.5-point favorites versus the Redbirds, while the game's total opened at 148.
Kentucky was a 95-76 winner in its last match on the road against Cardinals. They covered the -14-point spread as favorites.
Illinois State won its last outing, a 85-64 result against Redhawks on December 21. They covered in that game as a -14-point favorite.
Illinois State:
Team record: 8-4 SU,6-5 ATS
Illinois State is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Illinois State is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois State's last 6 games on the road
Kentucky:
Team record: 9-2 SU,7-4 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Kentucky is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kentucky's last 7 games at home
Next up:
Illinois State at Drake Tuesday, January 2
Kentucky at Florida Saturday, January 6