NCAA Basketball Odds – Michigan Hosts Illinois in Big 10 Battle
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Michigan Wolverines will both be looking to get back in the win column when they take to the court at Crisler Arena tonight at 7 PM ET following losses in their respective last outings.
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Tuesday, February 23, 7:00 PM ET
NCAAB Betting Odds: Michigan -2.5
Illinois Fighting Illini (17-10 SU, 11-15 ATS, 16-7 O/U)
Michigan Wolverines (13-13 SU, 11-11 ATS, 7-15 O/U)
Here is a look at the key head-to-head trends surrounding tonight’s contest.
Home team is 17-2 ATS in the last 19 meetings.
Favorite is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
Fighting Illini are 0-9 ATS in the last 9 meetings in Michigan.
Illinois 411
Fighting Illini are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games.
Fighting Illini are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a road underdog.
Fighting Illini are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Fighting Illini are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Illinois has lost two straight games and fell to Purdue 75-65 on Saturday. Junior forward Mike Davis scored a team-high 16 points to help Illinois cover the college basketball betting odds as a 12.5-point road underdog to improve to a bankroll-boosting 4-1 ATS over their last five games. Illinois averages 72.6 points per game while allowing 67.1 points per game defensively.
Michigan 411
Wolverines are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following an SU loss.
Wolverines are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
Wolverines are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games as a home favorite.
Wolverines are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. Big Ten.
Michigan was upset by Penn State on Saturday, losing 55-51 to snap its modest two-game winning streak and fall to 2-3 SU over its last five games overall.
The Wolverines got a team-high 20 points from junior shooting guard Manny Harris but failed to cover the game’s college basketball betting line as 8.5-point home favorites to fall to 1-4 ATS over the last five games.
Michigan averages 64.2 points per game while allowing 62.5 points per game defensively.
Analysis: The Michigan Wolverines are playing a home tonight, but I’ll be honest when I say I have absolutely no reason why the lowly Wolverines are favored over an Illinois ballclub that may not be national title contenders, but is clearly better than their Big Ten counterparts tonight.
Illinois has won two straight over Michigan and four of the last six meetings overall and is clearly the better team in this contest.
I encourage college basketball betting enthusiasts to turn a blind eye toward the key head-to-head trends for tonight’s contest and look at each ballclubs recent ATS wagering statistics.
The Fighting Illini have gone a perfect 4-0 ATS in their last four road games and 5-1 ATS in their last six games as a road underdog.
Sure, the Wolverines have gone an impressive 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games against a team with a winning SU record, but Michigan has also recorded a dismal 3-7 ATS mark in their last 10 games as a home favorite and 1-4 ATS record in their last five games against their Big Ten rivals.
To make matters worse for Michigan is the fact that Illinois has gone a stellar 4-1 ATS in their last five games overall ad identical 4-1 ATS in their last five road games against a team with a winning home record.
Neither one of these teams have legitimate national title hopes, but Illinois Fighting Illini should be money in the bank tonight as they hand the lowly Michigan Wolverines their third consecutive home loss.
NCAAB Expert Picks: Illinois +2.5 Points
