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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Alabama Crimson Tide
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Alabama Crimson Tide will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Legacy Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Crimson Tide as -4.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 163.5.
Alabama lost its last outing, a 87-78 result against Boilermakers on November 15. They failed to cover in that game as a -4-point favorite.
Illinois was a 66-54 winner in its last match at home against Golden Grizzlies. They failed to cover the -24-point spread as favorites.
Illinois:
Team record: 3-0 SU,2-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Alabama:
Team record: 3-1 SU,1-3 ATS
Next up:
Illinois home to Maryland-Eastern Shore Saturday, November 23
Alabama home to Houston Tuesday, November 26