Illinois is projected as a final-four caliber team and enters this game as the #6 rated team in the country. They are off a huge win at Duke, where they manhandled the Blue Devils 83-68, something that doesn't happen at Cameron Indoor very much. Missouri is 4-0 with wins over Wichita St., and Oregon, and will certainly be another test for the Illini. Missouri is a very capable defensive team allowing opponents a stingy 36% on the season while Illinois has been almost equally intense on the defensive end allowing less than 40%. Both of these teams don't give up much from beyond the arc as each allows less than 30%. The intense battle here, and I will make the play on the UNDER.
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December 22, 2024 1:00pm ET
vs.
Illinois Fighting Illini
#753
Missouri Tigers
#754
Lines & Odds
-4 (-110)
ATS
+4 (-110)
-178
Moneyline
+151
OVER 156 (-110)
Total
UNDER 156 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 62% of the public bets were on Missouri Tigers on the +4 ATS. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Illinois would win by a score of 77.7 to 77.3, Missouri winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Illinois Fighting Illini 
37
43
80
Missouri Tigers
32
45
77
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December 22, 2023 9:10pm ET
vs.
Illinois Fighting Illini
#873
Missouri Tigers
#874
Lines & Odds
-6.5 (-110)
ATS
+6.5 (-110)
-279
Moneyline
+216
OVER 149 (-110)
Total
UNDER 149 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 57% of the public bets were on Missouri Tigers on the +6.5 ATS. And, 55% 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 77.9 to 71.4 with Illinois winning on the moneyline, Missouri winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Illinois Fighting Illini
49
48
97
Missouri Tigers
24
49
73
December 22, 2022 9:00pm ET
vs.
Illinois Fighting Illini
#851
Missouri Tigers
#852
Lines & Odds
-6.5 (-110)
ATS
+6.5 (-110)
-281
Moneyline
+231
OVER 153.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 153.5 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 66% of the public bets were on Missouri Tigers on the +6.5 ATS. And, 54% 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 78.8 to 74.6 with Illinois winning on the moneyline, Missouri winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Illinois Fighting Illini
27
44
71
Missouri Tigers
51
42
93
December 22, 2021 9:00pm ET
vs.
Illinois Fighting Illini
#775
Missouri Tigers
#776
Lines & Odds
-14.5 (-110)
ATS
+14.5 (-110)
-999
Moneyline
+671
OVER 139 (-105)
Total
UNDER 139 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 63% of the public bets were on Missouri Tigers on the +14.5 ATS. And, 58% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Illinois would win by a score of 78.3 to 64.1 with Illinois winning on the moneyline, Missouri winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Illinois Fighting Illini
40
48
88
Missouri Tigers
26
37
63
December 12, 2020 8:00pm ET
vs.
Illinois Fighting Illini
#733
Missouri Tigers
#734
Lines & Odds
-3.5 (-110)
ATS
+3.5 (-110)
-167
Moneyline
+146
OVER 141 (-108)
Total
UNDER 141 (-102)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 73% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the -3.5 ATS. 80% of the public money was on Illinois Fighting Illini to win on the moneyline. And, 70% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Illinois would win by a score of 74.1 to 71.6 with Illinois winning on the moneyline, Missouri winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Illinois vs. Missouri
December 12, 2020
8:00 PM Eastern
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Illinois Fighting Illini
41
37
78
Missouri Tigers
49
32
81
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