A Big Ten battle is set for Wednesday night when the Illinois Fighting Illini (9-4, 0-2 in Big Ten) visit the Northwestern Wildcats (10-3, 1-1). Neither team has had a great start to conference play and will look to get their first win of the New Year. Below is my college basketball prediction for Illinois vs Northwestern.
Illinois vs Northwestern Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Illinois +1.5 |
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This game will be played at Welsh-Ryan Arena at 9:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.
Why Bet Illinois +1.5
✅ Illinois is 10-4-1 against the spread in their last 15 games against Northwestern.
✅ The Fighting Illini are 8-0 in their last eight games against the Wildcats.
✅ Northwestern is 1-7 ATS in their last eight games when hosting Illinois.
NCAABB
Illinois Fighting Illini
Northwestern Wildcats
Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
ILL | Advanced Game Stats | NW |
---|---|---|
70.5 | Pace | 64.7 |
118.8 | Off.Rate | 105.1 |
.378 | FTr | .394 |
.383 | 3PAr | .369 |
.575 | TS% | .555 |
55.7 | TRB% | 51.7 |
44.4 | AST% | 59.2 |
6.0 | STL% | 7.2 |
8.2 | BLK% | 10.3 |
.538 | eFG% | .516 |
12.8 | TOV% | 16.5 |
36.2 | ORB% | 28.2 |
.281 | TF/FGA | .284 |
Defense/Offense
ILL | Advanced Game Stats | NW |
---|---|---|
70.5 | Pace | 64.7 |
103.9 | Off.Rate | 112.2 |
.271 | FTr | .299 |
.279 | 3PAr | .368 |
.511 | TS% | .563 |
44.3 | TRB% | 48.3 |
42.8 | AST% | 59.7 |
7.9 | STL% | 10.6 |
8.3 | BLK% | 9.9 |
.480 | eFG% | .532 |
10.8 | TOV% | 11.8 |
26.1 | ORB% | 25.6 |
.195 | TF/FGA | .224 |
Betting Trends
ILL | Betting Trends | NW |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
74.67 | Avg Score | 70.67 |
64 | Avg Opp Score | 61.67 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
74 | Avg Score | 70.67 |
80.67 | Avg Opp Score | 61.67 |
ILL | Betting Trends | NW |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
73.6 | Avg Score | 71.2 |
68.8 | Avg Opp Score | 56.2 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
72.4 | Avg Score | 71.2 |
76.4 | Avg Opp Score | 56.2 |
ILL | Betting Trends | NW |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
73.9 | Avg Score | 65.2 |
65.8 | Avg Opp Score | 57.8 |
AWAY | HOME | |
5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
73.5 | Avg Score | 64.5 |
75.2 | Avg Opp Score | 56.1 |
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Illinois Fighting Illini
Last time out, Illinois hosted Bethune-Cookman and easily won 85-52. This was always going to be a blowout and the Fighting Illini made sure of that quickly. Illinois led by 28 points at the half, led by as many as 26 points, and ended up covering the 30-point spread.
Dain Danja had 22 points, six rebounds, two assists, four steals, and four blocks on the night. Coleman Hawkins added 11 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, one steal, and one block in the victory.
Through 13 games, Illinois is scoring 78.1 points per game, shooting 46.5% from the field, and assisting on 14.3 made shots. The Fighting Illini are allowing 63.7 points, grabbing 39.7 rebounds, blocking 5.9 shots, and stealing the ball 8.2 times.
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern hosted the Ohio State Buckeyes and were easily beaten 73-57. The Buckeyes dominated in this one as they never trailed and led by 18 points at halftime. Northwestern never led in the game and came nowhere close to covering the two-point spread. Chase Audige had 16 points, two rebounds, two assists, and one steal on the night. Boo Buie had 10 points, three rebounds, three assists, and one steal in the loss. After 13 games, Northwestern is scoring 67.3 points per game, shooting 38.4% from the field, and assisting on 13.8 made shots. The Wildcats are allowing 57.0 points, grabbing 39.2 rebounds, blocking 5.0 shots, and stealing the ball 8.3 times.
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