Both teams have been playing well in the Big Ten Tournament and Ohio St rode hot perimeter shooting against Michigan but nearly blew a 13-point lead in the final 4:19 of the game. Illinois does an excellent job of controlling the glass on both ends as they are 34th in offensive rebounding percentage (33%) and 10th in offensive rebounding percentage allowed (22.1%) this season.

They're 11-3 ATS in their past 14 games (13-1 SU). One big key has been the development of freshman guard Andre Curbelo, who's averaging 14.4 points over his last five games. Ohio State has won three tight games in three days and could run out of gas here.