Illinois opened the season with six straight home games but now plays its third straight away from home. They shoot just 62.5% from the free-throw line. Illinois is 7-17 ATS against teams that make eight or more 3-pointers per game, plus 18-35 ATS on the road after a game with five or fewer offensive rebounds. Tennessee has had a tougher schedule, facing Wisconsin, Syracuse, Purdue, Kansas, and North Carolina - and none were at home. The Vols are 13-4 ATS at home in non-conference action, plus 10-2 ATS at home after playing a home game. Tennessee is also 71-45 ATS at home against teams that average 77+ points and 44-19 ATS versus teams that shoot 63% or worse from the charity stripe. Play Tennessee.
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December 6, 2025 8:00pm ET
vs.
Illinois Fighting Illini
#723
Tennessee Volunteers
#724
Lines & Odds
+2.5 (-115)
ATS
-2.5 (-105)
+114
Moneyline
-136
OVER 149.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 149.5 (-110)
Fighting Illini vs. Volunteers Spread Picks
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 60% of the public bets were on Tennessee Volunteers on the -2.5 ATS. And, 54% 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 75.6 to 75.0, Illinois winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Illinois Fighting Illini 
32
43
75
Tennessee Volunteers
34
28
62
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December 14, 2024 5:30pm ET
@
Tennessee Volunteers
#667
Illinois Fighting Illini
#668
Lines & Odds
-1.5 (-110)
ATS
+1.5 (-110)
-128
Moneyline
+108
OVER 148.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 148.5 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 63% of the public bets were on Tennessee Volunteers on the -1.5 ATS. And, 63% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Tennessee would win by a score of 76.1 to 72.6 with Tennessee winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Tennessee Volunteers
31
35
66
Illinois Fighting Illini
30
34
64
December 9, 2023 12:00pm ET
@
Illinois Fighting Illini
#609
Tennessee Volunteers
#610
Lines & Odds
+7.5 (-110)
ATS
-7.5 (-110)
+253
Moneyline
-330
OVER 145 (-110)
Total
UNDER 145 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 57% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the +7.5 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 Tennessee would win by a score of 76.7 to 70.0 with Tennessee winning on the moneyline, Illinois winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Illinois at Tennessee
December 9, 2023
12:00 PM Eastern
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Illinois Fighting Illini
36
43
79
Tennessee Volunteers
34
52
86
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