Iowa avenged a loss to Nebraska in the conference season, and now the Hawkeyes can do the same against Illinois, which beat them 75-69 on Jan. 11. Iowa picked a perfect time to get hot after losing four of five coming into the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes have covered the spread in all three tournament games, including Thursday's 77-71 victory over the Cornhuskers. Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points, and Alvaro Folgueiras came through in the clutch again with 16 points, including a critical three-point play late in the game. The Hawkeyes shot 52 percent and hit 13 of 30 from 3-point range. Nebraska was held to 41 percent shooting and 13 of 38 from beyond the arc. Illinois took advantage of Houston's poor shooting and won 65-55. The Cougars shot 34 percent and missed 23 of 32 from long range. The Fighting Illini are 1-4 ATS in their past five games against Big 10 opponents. Take Iowa ATS and on the moneyline.
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Who was the public on? 60% of the public bets were on Iowa Hawkeyes on the +7 ATS. And, 63% 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 74.8 to 65.6 with Illinois winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Iowa vs. Illinois
6:09 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 52% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the -1.5 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Illinois would win by a score of 72.7 to 71.7 with Illinois winning on the moneyline, Iowa winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Illinois would win by a score of 86.4 to 76.6 with Illinois winning on the moneyline, Iowa winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Iowa vs. Illinois
6:30 PM Eastern
Illinois is the defending Big Ten Tournament champ and is rested. No. 15 seed Iowa had to play yesterday, knocking off Ohio State, 77-70, as an underdog. The Hawkeyes can score, but the defense is last in the conference in points surrendered (78.9 per game) and in field goal shooting allowed (47.5%). Iowa is on a 3-12-1 ATS run, including an 81-61 loss to Illinois three weeks ago. Illinois is No. 1 in the conference in scoring (83.7 ppg) and fourth from the free-throw line (75.8%), while the defense is fourth in shooting allowed (41.8%). Rested Illinois is on a 3-0 SU/ATS run and holds all the matchup and situational handicapping cards. Play Illinois.
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Who was the public on? 56% of the public bets were on Iowa Hawkeyes on the +11.5 ATS. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Illinois would win by a score of 89.1 to 76.9 with Illinois winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 59% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the -1.5 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Illinois would win by a score of 87.6 to 85.8 with Illinois winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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