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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Penn State Nittany Lions
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Penn State Nittany Lions will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Bryce Jordan Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nittany Lions as -2.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 135.
In their last action, Penn State was a 71-61 loser at home against Wildcats. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois was a 81-55 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Terrapins. They failed to cover the +15.5-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois:
Team record: 13-17 SU,12-13-3 ATS
Illinois is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Illinois is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Illinois's last 7 games
Penn State:
Team record: 15-15 SU,13-15-1 ATS
Penn State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Penn State is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Penn State's last 9 games at home