Illinois came away with a huge one-point win over Michigan State in their last outing. The Fighting Illini rank 38th three-point shooting and Northwestern is not good at defending the three-point shot, ranking 330th. The Wildcats have lost seven of their last eight games and four straight games at home. The Fighting Illini have won three of their last four games on the road. Illinois is 6-1 ATS in their last seven Saturday games and Northwestern is 0-3-1 ATS in their last four home games against a team with a winning road record. In the last four meetings between the two teams, the road team is also 4-0 ATS. Illinois has too many weapons for Northwestern and the Wildcats just aren't putting up a lot of points over their last few games.

Play on Illinois. This is a 7* play.