Both teams play hard-nosed defense and pound the glass. Illinois has been the better offensive team this season but struggles at times shooting the basketball from the perimeter. The Spartans are 59th in offensive efficiency and 39th in defensive efficiency. The Spartans play at a slow pace. Illinois is 48th in offensive efficiency, 21st in defensive efficiency. The Fighting Illini likes to play at a faster pace. Illinois is ranked higher than Michigan State in both effective field goal percentage and shooting efficiency on both sides of the ball. The Spartans are going 6-1 ATS in their last seven games. The Fighting Illini are 3-1 ATS in their last four. This is too many points for two evenly matched teams.

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