Ohio State at Illinois 1/16/21 – College Basketball Betting Picks & Odds
Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
CBB: 12:00 PM EST
Jan. 16, 2021
TV: NA
Latest Odds : ILL -5.5 Total 147
Ohio State comes to this game here after getting a nice win in the game against Northwestern. The Buckeyes in the win over the Wildcats ended up getting a score of 81-71 in the game. With the win the Buckeyes moved up to a 10-3 record overall.
The season has seen Ohio State score at a clip of 76.8 points per game. Defensively the Buckeyes have allowed a total of 66.7 points per game. Rebounding for Ohio State is coming in at 38.8 boards per game, but the shooting for Ohio State has ended up landing at 44.5% on the year.
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Illinois comes to this game after losing in their last game. The loss for the Fighting Illini came against the Maryland Terrapins with a final score of 66-63. With the loss the Terrapins dropped to a 9-4 record overall on the year so far.
With the Illinois team they have a powerful offense that has put in 83.3 points per game. The defense for the Illinois team has allowed a total of 67.8 points per game. The rebounding for Illinois has managed to get 41.8 boards per game so far, but have ended up shooting at a really good clip of 51.5% on the year.
Recent Betting Trends:
Ohio State are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ohio State's last 7 games.
Illinois are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois' last 5 games.
Free Betting Pick: Illinois Fighting Illini -5.5
Coming to the game here it will be a good battle. However, one thing that will be telling is the shooting for Illinois is looking quite a bit better and that will help the Fighting Illini out quite a bit. Look for the Illinois team to get the win here based off of their better shooting in the game and that makes all the difference. Final Score, Illinois Fighting Illini win and cover 76-70.