Illinois coach Brad Underwood's team is about defensive pressure on the ball by trying to cause turnovers and overplaying passing lanes, with the Illini forcing 17.4 miscues by opponents per game. They won't get into a running game against Michigan State and Illinois is on a 28-11-1 run UNDER the total, including 54-19 UNDER on the road against a team with a winning home record. Top ranked Michigan State looks to clinch at least a tie for the BIg Ten Conference regular-season title here. The Spartans are ranked first in the country in field goal percentage defense (36.2 percent) and blocked shots (7.4) while sitting at #22 in the nation in scoring defense (64.8 points). The UNDER is 14-6 when these teams clash, including 8-1 UNDER at Michigan State. Play this game to finish UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on February 19, 2018 at 11:25PM ET.
CBB
Illinois at Michigan State
February 20, 2018
7:00 PM Eastern
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 147 -110 (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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