The Colgate Raiders look for a win after winning 5 of their last 7 games. The Illinois Fighting Illini look to build on their 7-2 record. Let’s preview this game and give out a Colgate Raiders vs Illinois Fighting Illini prediction.

Colgate Raiders Betting Preview 

The Colgate Raiders recently lost to Arizona but are coming off a win over Vermont. The Colgate Raiders are averaging 71.4 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 63.9 points on 40.6 percent shooting. Braeden Smith is averaging 14 points and 5.7 rebounds, while Keegan Records is averaging 10.8 points and 1.7 assists. Ryan Moffatt is dishing 1.1 assists, and Nicolas Louis-Jacques is grabbing 1.5 rebounds. The Colgate Raiders are shooting 36.8 percent from beyond the arc and 72 percent from the free throw line. The Colgate Raiders are allowing 31.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game.

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Illinois Fighting Illini Betting Preview 

The Illinois Fighting Illini are coming off wins over Rutgers and FAU, but they most recently lost to Tennessee. The Illinois Fighting Illini are averaging 80 points on 46.9 percent shooting and allowing 65 points on 36.6 percent shooting. Terrence Shannon Jr. is averaging 21.7 points and 4 rebounds, while Marcus Domask is averaging 11.4 points and 4.9 rebounds. Luke Goode is dishing 0.6 assists and Dan Dainja is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Illinois Fighting Illini are shooting 32.3 percent from beyond the arc and 66.5 percent from the free throw line. The Illinois Fighting Illini are allowing 30 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.1 rebounds per game.

Colgate Raiders vs Illinois Fighting Illini prediction

The Colgate Raiders haven’t had the toughest schedule up to this point, so the jury is still out on what they’re capable of, and their one game against Arizona was a beat down. The Illinois Fighting Illini have played a brutal schedule of late, and they’ve flashed above average play at both ends. Illinois is a solid team capable of making a deep run in the big dance. The only issue here is an early game and not much motivation. I’ll still lay the chalk with the Fighting Illini.