Michigan at Illinois

A pair of Big 10 teams with key injuries to top offensive players. Illinois has leading scorer Rayvonte Rice out and is 6-1 UNDER the total at home. They are a strong defensive team with the Illini on a 43-20 run UNDER the total. Michigan is in town losing three in a row with a lack of depth. Derrick Walton has missed four straight games (toe) while Caris LaVert is out or the remainder of the season after he had surgery on his left foot last month. This has all the makings of a slow paced defensive game, and Illinois is 35-17 UNDER the total in Big 10 play. When these teams met last month, both shot under 42%, and the value here is for a slow-paced first half. Play the First Half UNDER the total.