Florida Atlantic vs. Illinois

Florida Atlantic heads north to Madison Square Garden for the Jimmy V Classic in New York. The Owls are 16-31 ATS away from home against teams that shoot 45% or better from the field, with a defense that allows 42% shooting or less. They're also 10-24 ATS away from home after scoring 85+ points in the last game. Illinois is also playing well, off a 76-58 victory over Rutgers as an underdog. Their only loss was to then-No. 4 Marquette, 71-64. The Illini are the winningest team in the Big Ten since the start of 2019-20. They currently lead the nation in field goal percentage defense (.339%) and rank seventh in scoring defense (58.6 points per game allowed). Illinois is 14-5 ATS after scoring 75+ points in consecutive games, plus 9-1 ATS after two straight contests giving up nine or fewer offensive rebounds. Play Illinois.