Arkansas is favored but had a losing record in the SEC (8-10). The Razorbacks also lost eight of 10 road games and head to Des Moines, Iowa. Arkansas was last in the SEC in 3-pointers made and 11th in shooting beyond the arc (31.7%). They're 20-38 ATS away from home after having lost four or five of their last six, plus 48-86 ATS away from home against teams that shoot over 45% from the field and allow less than 42% shooting. They're also 19-8 UNDER the First Half Total when facing winning teams. Illinois had a winning Big 10 record and has neutral-site victories over UCLA and Texas as an underdog each time. The Illini offense is third in the Big 10 in scoring (75.7 ppg) and second in rebounding behind senior Terrence Shannon, Jr. (17 ppg), while the defense is sixth in points surrendered and fourth in field goal shooting allowed. And neutral-court college basketball games in the first round of the NCAA tournament are 272-172 UNDER the First Half Total when it's between 65.5 to 70.5. Take Illinois + take this one UNDER the First Half Total.
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Who was the public on? 65% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the -4 ATS. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Illinois would win by a score of 78.5 to 76.5 with Illinois winning on the moneyline, Arkansas winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 65% of the public bets were on Arkansas Razorbacks on the -2.5 ATS. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Arkansas would win by a score of 73.0 to 71.6 with Arkansas winning on the moneyline, Illinois winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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