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Indiana vs Illinois Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/18/23

Illinois Fighting Illini (17-8) vs. Indiana Hoosiers (18-8)
February 18, 2023 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Indiana Hoosiers -5.5 / Illinois Fighting Illini +5.5; Over/Under: +141.5
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The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Indiana Hoosiers meet in NHL action from the Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday afternoon. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Indiana is listed as a 5.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -265. The total for this game is set at 141.5 points.

Injuries

Illinois comes into this game with a clean injury report, while Illinois has Logan Duncomb listed as out indefinitely with an illness and Xavier Johnson is still out with a foot injury.

Matchup History

Indiana’s 80-65 win over Illinois back on January 19th, 2023, made it four straight wins for the road team in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Illinois is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games while the under is 3-1-2 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record. Indiana is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.

Pick

I’m sticking with Illinois here. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the Hoosiers won here, but the problem is that this just feels like a lot of points to give up to a talented Illinois team that’s had a lot of success on the road over the course of the season. Indiana’s a solid team, but the Illini match up well and I think this is one that could come down to who takes the last shot. Give me Illinois and the points.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Illinois +5.5

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Chris Ruffolo

Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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