Illinois vs Washington Prediction

Illinois vs Washington Prediction

No. 22-ranked Illinois (10-3, 2-1 in Big Ten) faces Washington (10-4, 1-2 in Ten) from Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle in the first Big Ten Conference meeting between the two schools on Sunday. In their last 5 games, the Fighting Illini are 4-1, beating Wisconsin by 6 (86-80), losing to No. 1-ranked Tennessee by 2 (66-64), beating Missouri by 3 (80-77), thrashing Chicago State by 53 (117-64), and then smashing No. 9 Oregon in Eugene on Friday night by 32 (109-77). In their last 5, the Huskies also went 4-1, defeating Eastern Washington by 18 (87-69), topping old Pac-12 and state rivals Washington State by 16 (89-73), getting shocked by Seattle by 9 (79-70), beating NJIT by 37 (90-53), and then beating Maryland by 6 (75-69). DraftKings currently has Illinois at 40/1 to capture the 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament with Washington very big longshots at 500/1.

Illinois Will Climb in the Rankings After Mauling Oregon

Illinois (7-5-1 ATS, 7-6-0 O/U) showed no signs of being intimidated on Friday night, destroying No. 9 Oregon in Eugene as the Fighting Illini eclipsed the 100-point mark for a second straight game. This team is battle-tested as Big Ten Conference plays begin earnest with games against tough Power 4 conference sides Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Tennessee, and Oregon under their belt. Illinois (-350 Moneyline) is led in scoring by G Kasparas Jakucionis (16.3 ppg, 5.6 RPG5.4 apg), C Tomislav Ivisic (14.2 ppg, 9.2 rpRPG F Will Riley (12.0 ppg, 3.8 rpRPG G Kylan Boswell (11.5 ppg, 4.7 rpRPG4.1 apg), G Tre White (10.2 ppg, 5.4 rpRPG F Ben Humrichous (8.2 ppg, 2.8 rpRPG G Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn (6.7 ppg), and F Morez Johnson Jr. (5.2 ppg, 6.2 rpRPG The Fighting Illini now rank No. 6—up from No. 19 before facing Oregon—in Points Per Game (88.2 ppg) while allowing 66.5 ppg (+21.7 ppg Scoring Differential) and are No. 3 in Rebounds Per Game (45.2) thanks to big bodies Tomislav (7-foot-1), Jakucionis (6-foot-6), Johnson (6-foot-9), and White (6-foot-7).

Illinois Betting Trends

• Illinois is 2-0-0 ATS in its last 2 games
• The Fighting Illini are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games overall
• Illinois ranks No. 6 (AZ) in Scoring Margin (+21.7 ppg)
• Illinois is been Favorites in 11 of its last 12 games (Underdogs vs ALA, TENN)
• The Over is 4-1-0 in the Fighting Illini’s last 5 games
• The Fighting Illini have scored 100+ Points 4 times now

Washington Face Illinois For the First Time in 18 Years

Washington (7-6-0 ATS, 6-7-0 O/U) is 8-2 at Home with Losses to USC and Seattle of all teams, and in their first season in the Big Ten Conference, the Huskies (+275 Moneyline) are off to a 1-2 start, losing to old familiar Pac-12 foes USC and UCLA and beating Maryland. Washington is led by F Great Osobor (14.6 ppg, 9.1 rpRPG3.6 apg), G Tyler Harris (12.6 ppg, 5.5 rpRPG G Zoom Diallo (11.1 ppg, 3.0 rpRPG2.6 apg), G Mekhi Mason (8.4 ppg), G DJ Davis (7.4 ppg), and C Franck Kepnang (6.0 ppg, 5.0 rpgRPGa 6-foot-11 dude from Cameroon who has yet to register an Assist and who has been out for the last 3 weeks with a nagging Knee Injury. With guys named Great and Zoom, this team could be in a cartoon? There were no kids named Great or Zoom when I was a kid. Washington averages 74.2 ppg (#229) while allowing 68.6 and averages 35.5 rRPG(Tied-#254) and 13.4 apgAPGied-#255) and is led by Osobor who leads the team in Points, Rebounds, Assists, and Steals (2.1).

Washington Betting Trends

• The Over is 5-1-0 in the HuHuskies’ast 6 games
• This will be Washington’s 7th straight Home game
• Washington is 7-3 SU/ATS in its last 10 games overall
• The Huskies are 4-1-0 ATS in their last 5 games
• Washington is 4-2 lifetime vs Illinois

Illinois vs Washington Prediction

These two teams last played on March 18, 2006 in, the 2006 NCAA Tournament in the Washington, DC Regional in San Diego where the Huskies won 67-64 as Brandon Roy led Washington with 21 points. Much has changed since then, with the Big Ten Conference now fielding 18 teams with the recent additions of former Pac-12 schools UCLA, USC, Oregon, and this Washington program after adding Rutgers, Maryland, Nebraska, and Penn State. If they add two more teams, maybe they can call themselves the Big Twenty Conference. Anyway, this Illinois vs Washington NCAAB pick will look to the Totals market with the Fighting Illini averaging 113.0 ppg and playing 3 straight Overs with the Huskies involved in 5 Overs in their last 6 games as well. This Total has been bet down 2 points from its opening 155.5 with most online sportsbooks currently showing 153153.5sd one at 154 (DraftKings).

Kevin’s Illinois vs Washington Prediction: Illinois-Washington Over 153.5

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