Last Updated on March 5, 2009 1:48 pm by Anthony Rome
There’s a battle in the Big Ten tonight, with Illinois hitting the road to take on Penn State. Let’s take a look at the odds, trends, injuries and hand out a College Basketball Free Pick for this matchup.
Tip off: 5:00PM ET
Odds: Oddsmakers from online sports book Sports Interaction have made Michigan 4-point favorite.
Over/Under Total: 117.5
Top Public Betting Trends:
All games in this series since 1997
PENN ST is 11-7 against the spread versus ILLINOIS since 1997
ILLINOIS is 14-6 straight up against PENN ST since 1997
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1997
Games over the last 3 seasons
PENN ST is 5-1 against the spread versus ILLINOIS over the last 3 seasons
PENN ST is 3-3 straight up against ILLINOIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
All games played at PENN ST since 1997
PENN ST is 3-3 against the spread versus ILLINOIS since 1997
ILLINOIS is 6-2 straight up against PENN ST since 1997
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1997
Games played at PENN ST over the last 3 seasons.
PENN ST is 1-1 against the spread versus ILLINOIS over the last 3 seasons
PENN ST is 1-1 straight up against ILLINOIS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Key Injuries:
ILLINOIS
No significant injuries.
PENN ST
[F] 02/07/2009 – Billy Oliver will likely redshirt. (Concussion)
Free Pick: Our free pick for this game is Penn State +1.5.
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Posted: 3/5/09 1:48PM ET