UConn vs. Illinois prediction, odds: College basketball picks from proven model

An elite non-conference matchup takes place Friday at Madison Square Garden when the No. 5 UConn Huskies take on the No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini. UConn is 5-1 with its loss to Arizona, while Illinois is 6-1, only falling to Alabama. Both teams are just 1-3 ATS in their last four outings.

The alert is at 12:30 p.m. ET. The latest UConn vs. Illinois odds list the Huskies as 1.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 154.5. Before making any Illinois vs. UConn picks, check out men’s college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every college basketball game 10,000 times and has generated over $2,000 in betting profits for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks over the past three seasons. Anyone following his college basketball betting tips at sports betting and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.

Now the model has simulated UConn vs. Illinois 10,000 times and just revealed its college basketball picks and betting predictions. You can now head over to SportsLine to see the model’s choices. Here are several men’s college basketball odds and men’s college basketball betting lines for Illinois vs. Connecticut:

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How to make UConn vs. Illinois picks

The SportsLine model is exceeding the total (154.5 points). Both teams have a high-level scorer as Illinois’ Alex Karaban (14.3 ppg) and UConn’s Andrej Stojakovic (18.5 ppg) lead their respective teams.

Illinois averages 94.6 points per game, while UConn averages 83.8. They probably won’t reach those totals against tough opposing defenses in this matchup, but there is a clear path for this game to be played in the 150s or even higher. The model projects a combined 156 points when overshooting occurs more than 50% of the time.

The model also indicates that one side of the gap hits well over 50% of the time. You can only see this pick on SportsLine.

So who wins Illinois against UConn, and which side of the spread reaches more than 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to be on, the entire forward model was profitable on the top-ranked college basketball picks last season, and find out.