Illinois vs Michigan Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/2/23
Michigan Wolverines (17-12) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (19-10)
March 2, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Illinois Fighting Illini -3.5 / Michigan Wolverines +3.5; Over/Under: +144.5
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The Michigan Wolverines and Illinois Fighting Illini meet Thursday in college basketball action at the State Farm Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Michigan Wolverines Betting Preview
The Michigan Wolverines are averaging 72.9 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 68.4 points on 42.5 percent shooting. Hunter Dickinson is averaging 17.4 points and 8.6 rebounds, while Jett Howard is averaging 14.4 points and 2.7 rebounds. Kobe Bufkin is the third double-digit scorer and Dug McDaniel is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The Michigan Wolverines are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 69.8 percent from the free throw line. The Michigan Wolverines are allowing 32 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.
The Illinois Fighting Illini Betting Preview
The Illinois Fighting Illini are averaging 74.7 points on 45.5 percent shooting and allowing 65.3 points on 40.6 percent shooting. Terrence Shannon Jr. is averaging 17.3 points and 4.8 rebounds, while Matthew Mayer is averaging 12.6 points and 5.4 rebounds. Dain Dianja is the third double-digit scorer and Coleman Hawkins is grabbing 6.4 rebounds. The Illinois Fighting Illini are shooting 31.4 percent from beyond the arc and 67.6 percent from the free throw line. The Illinois Fighting Illini are allowing 33.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36 rebounds per game.
Michigan vs Illinois Trends
The Wolverines are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Fighting Illini are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Wolverines last 5 road games. The under is 7-3-1 in Fighting Illini last 11 overall. The favorite is 6-2-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Illinois Fighting Illini aren’t playing great ball at the moment, but Michigan has been hit or miss all year and this is a tough road game. Illinois still wins at home by an average of 16.1 points while holding teams under 40 percent shooting. We’re not laying anything crazy. I’ll take my chances with the Fighting Illini.
