Minnesota vs Illinois College Basketball ATS Betting Pick 2/7/23

Vincent Senick on February 7th, 2023

A Big Ten mismatch is set for Tuesday night when the Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-15, 1-11 in Big Ten) visit the Illinois Fighting Illini (16-7, 7-5). Minnesota has lost seven games in a row and now sit comfortably at the bottom of the standings. Illinois is fifth and are right in the running for the top four spots. Below is my college basketball pick for Minnesota vs Illinois.

Minnesota vs Illinois Betting Pick

ℹ️ The Pick:	Illinois -15.5
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This game will be played at State Farm Center at 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

Why Bet Illinois -15.5

✅ Illinois is 8-1 ATS in their last nine games played.

✅ The Fighting Illini are 13-2 in their last 15 home games.

✅ Minnesota is 0-7 in their last seven games overall.

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Feb 07, 2023 08:30 PM

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Illinois Fighting Illini

Spread Pick Consensus

N/A MINNST

ILL N/A

Moneyline Pick Consensus

N/A MINNST

ILL N/A

Total Pick Consensus

N/A UN

OV N/A

Team Stats Per Game

Offense/Defense

MINNST	Team Stats Per Game	ILL
65.36	PTS GM	64.6
55.18	FGA	64.7
.433	FG%	.369
.291	3PT%	.264
10.18	ORB	10.9
2.07	DRB	2.34
33	TRB	34.3
18.45	FTA	17.9
.635	FT%	.615
15.27	AST	10.2
5	BLK	2.7
10.27	TO	10.4
16.18	PF	19.8

Defense/Offense

MINNST	Team Stats Per Game	ILL
63.82	PTS GM	84
54.18	FGA	63.4
.431	FG%	.432
.330	3PT%	.324
10.09	ORB	13.4
2.27	DRB	3.22
35.09	TRB	45.6
15.45	FTA	25.3
.712	FT%	.735
12.91	AST	14.8
3.45	BLK	4.6
12.27	TO	11.2
16.73	PF	16.4

Advanced Game Stats

Offense/Defense

MINNST	Advanced Game Stats	ILL
63.2	Pace	72.1
102.3	Off.Rate	88.5
.334	FTr	.277
.362	3PAr	.340
.511	TS%	.441
48.5	TRB%	42.9
63.9	AST%	42.7
9.8	STL%	8.5
14.0	BLK%	8.8
.486	eFG%	.414
13.8	TOV%	12.4
28.9	ORB%	25.3
.213	TF/FGA	.170

Defense/Offense

MINNST	Advanced Game Stats	ILL
63.2	Pace	72.1
99.9	Off.Rate	115.1
.285	FTr	.399
.341	3PAr	.516
.519	TS%	.557
51.5	TRB%	57.1
55.3	AST%	54.0
9.3	STL%	7.3
9.8	BLK%	10.8
.487	eFG%	.516
16.6	TOV%	12.9
30.7	ORB%	36.4
.203	TF/FGA	.293

Betting Trends

MINNST	Betting Trends	ILL
OVERALL		OVERALL
0-3-0	Win/Loss/Tie	2-1-0
0-3-0	ATS W/L/P	3-0-0
54	Avg Score	70.67
84	Avg Opp Score	62.67
AWAY		HOME
0-3-0	Win/Loss/Tie	2-1-0
1-2-0	ATS W/L/P	2-1-0
57.33	Avg Score	68.67
77	Avg Opp Score	65.33

MINNST	Betting Trends	ILL
OVERALL		OVERALL
0-5-0	Win/Loss/Tie	3-2-0
2-3-0	ATS W/L/P	4-1-0
55	Avg Score	69.2
74.6	Avg Opp Score	65.6
AWAY		HOME
1-4-0	Win/Loss/Tie	4-1-0
3-2-0	ATS W/L/P	4-1-0
60.4	Avg Score	72
72.2	Avg Opp Score	66.2

MINNST	Betting Trends	ILL
OVERALL		OVERALL
1-9-0	Win/Loss/Tie	7-3-0
5-5-0	ATS W/L/P	8-2-0
58.3	Avg Score	71.4
72.3	Avg Opp Score	64.6
AWAY		HOME
1-9-0	Win/Loss/Tie	8-2-0
5-5-0	ATS W/L/P	7-3-0
60.4	Avg Score	73.7
72.3	Avg Opp Score	60.7

Head to Head

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
01/16/2023	ILL MINNST	136.5 8.5	-420 +316	78 60
01/04/2022	ILL MINNST	140.0 6.5	-283 +230	76 53
02/20/2021	ILL MINNST	145.5 4.0	-186 +154	94 63
12/15/2020	MINNST ILL	146.5 -8.5	+339 -440	65 92
01/30/2020	MINNST ILL	135.5 -4.5	+220 -278	51 59
01/30/2019	ILL MINNST	149.0 -7.5	+245 -290	75 86
01/16/2019	MINNST ILL	150.0 1.0	-118 -102	68 95
01/03/2018	ILL MINNST	151.0 -8.5	+320 -420	67 77
02/04/2017	MINNST ILL	139.5 1.5	-120 +100	68 59
03/09/2016	MINNST ILL	135.0 -11.0	+450 -700	52 85

Teams Last 10

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
03/24/24	MINNST INDST	283.8 -13.0	+437 -566	111 132
03/19/24	MINNST BUTL	99.9 -3.3	+110 -135	48 48
03/14/24	MINNST MST	49.0 -2.3	+84 -105	24 27
03/09/24	MINNST NW	55.3 -1.8	+69 -85	26 36
03/06/24	IND MINNST	116.8 -4.3	+150 -187	55 45
03/02/24	PENNST MINNST	138.9 -5.9	+212 -267	64 69
02/28/24	MINNST ILL	175.9 -13.6	+577 -855	110 119
02/25/24	MINNST NEBR	110.8 -5.3	+185 -235	41 55
02/22/24	OHIOST MINNST	184.5 -4.0	+176 -214	105 117
02/18/24	RUTGER MINNST	203.5 -8.5	+301 -379	108 125

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
03/30/24	ILL UCONN	194.4 -10.7	+365 -481	65 97
03/28/24	ILL IOWAST	197.1 -1.3	-140 -155	96 92
03/23/24	DUQ ILL	110.4 -7.5	+283 -385	47 67
03/21/24	MHST ILL	120.2 -9.0	+375 -562	56 70
03/17/24	WISC ILL	147.5 -3.5	+140 -174	87 93
03/16/24	NEBR ILL	44.0 -1.4	+49 -61	25 28
03/15/24	OHIOST ILL	160.0 -5.3	+193 -238	79 82
03/10/24	ILL IOWA	294.3 4.4	-216 +178	125 105
03/05/24	PUR ILL	246.1 -3.7	+180 -218	115 106
03/02/24	ILL WISC	138.5 -2.7	+120 -144	83 76

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Minnesota Golden Gophers

Minnesota hosted the Maryland Terrapins and were dominated in an 81-46 defeat. This game was over before it started as the Terps jumped out to a big lead and never looked back. Trailing by 20 points at halftime, the Golden Gophers crumbled in the second half and the avalanche commenced. Minnesota trailed by as many as 42 points, never led in the game, and could not cover the +9.5-point spread.

Pharrel Payne had 14 points, six rebounds, two assists, and three blocks in the loss.

Through 22 games, Minnesota is scoring 61.1 points per game, shooting 41.4% from the field, and assisting on 13.5 made shots. The Golden Gophers are allowing 69.3 points, grabbing 34.0 rebounds, blocking 4.0 shots, and stealing the ball 4.9 times.

Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois visited the Iowa Hawkeyes and suffered a tough 81-79 loss. The Fighting Illini were impressive in this one, but they could not finish the game and will be disappointed with the loss. Iowa used the home court energy to grab the lead with under six minutes to go and were able to hold on for the big win. Illinois led by as many as eight points, trailed by five, and just covered the +3.0-point spread.

Matthew Mayer had 21 points, five rebounds, and four assists in the defeat. Dain Dainja added 17 points, nine rebounds, and one block in the game.

After 23 games, Illinois is scoring 75.2 points per game, shooting 45.5% from the field, and assisting on 13.4 made shots. The Fighting Illini are allowing 64.1 points, grabbing 38.8 rebounds, blocking 5.9 shots, and stealing the ball 7.0 times.