Indiana Hoosiers vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/11/2022

Game Time: 11:30 am ET, Friday, March 11, 2022

Venue:  Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Indiana +3.5, Illinois -3.5; Over/Under:  137 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Indiana +3.5, Illinois -3.5; Over/Under:  137 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Indiana +3.5, Illinois -3.5; Over/Under:  137 points

 

Indiana Hoosiers:  19-12 (9th place, Big Ten)

Illinois Fighting Illini:  22-8 (2nd place, Big Ten)

 

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Indiana Hoosiers:  3-2 last 5

Illinois Fighting Illini:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Indiana is coming into this game with a 19-12 record overall and they are 2-0 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 9-11 this season against conference opponents. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses in that span were against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Purdue Boilermakers while their win came against the Michigan Wolverines in their last game. Trayce Jackson-Davis led the team in points in that game with 24 while Xavier Johnson was next on the team with 17 points. Johnson led the team in assists in that game with 7 while he and Jackson-Davis both led the team in rebounds with 8 each. They were 46.4% from the field, 53.3% from 3-point range, and 73.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 71.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.5 PPG against them. Indiana has an ATS record of 17-14 this season and their O/U record is 15-16.

 

 

Illinois is coming into this game with a 22-8 record overall and they are 2-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 15-5 against conference opponents this season. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Ohio State Buckeyes while their 4 wins in that span came against the Michigan State Spartans, the Michigan Wolverines, the Penn State Nittany Lions, and the Iowa Hawkeyes in their last game. Kofi Cockburn led the team in points in that game with 21 while Alfonso Plummer was next on the team with 15 points. André Curbelo off the bench led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Cockburn led the team in rebounds with 14. They were 41.9% from the field, 36.4% from 3-point range, and 77.8% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 76.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.7 PPG against them. Illinois has an ATS record of 13-17 this season and their O/U record is 17-13.

 

Illinois is coming into this game as a 3.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Illinois has had a double bye before this game but they finished their season off playing well as they have won their last 3 straight games coming into this one. They have been having a great season and they have been a much more consistent team than Indiana has been this season. Indiana finished their season losing 2 straight games but they just won in their last game, kicking out Michigan in the last round of this tournament. That was a very good comeback by Indiana but it was also an epic collapse from Michigan as they had a double digit lead and blew it late in the game. Illinois is a much better team than Michigan is and if Illinois gets that kind of lead in this game they will not be giving it back at any point. Indiana put together a good game but they are not built to go deep into this tournament and Illinois will get the best of them here. Illinois will win this game and cover the spread.

 

Indiana Illinois Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, March 11, 2022 (11:30 am ET start time) is Illinois 74 Indiana 67.

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Indiana Hoosiers: Will be posted by 10:00am EST, 03/11/2022.

Illinois Fighting Illini: Will be posted by 10:00am EST, 03/11/2022.

 

 

Indiana Hoosiers:  K. Lander (G) Ques Fri - Undisclosed injury. T. Galloway (G) Out indefinitely - Groin injury.

Illinois Fighting Illini:  B. Bosmans-Verdonk (F) Ques Fri - Concussion. J. Grandison (G) Ques Fri - Shoulder injury. R. Melendez (G) Out indefinitely - Appendix. A. Hutcherson (G) out for season - Hernia.

 

 

“A total team effort! So proud of my team. On to the next!” - Mike Woodson after his team won against Michigan in the last round.

 

 

“Getting better. We’ll see. He was running around in practice gear today. He was not in practice but getting fitted for the right … whatever stuff those trainers put him in. Something like Trent, I’m sure.” - Brad Underwood on Jacob Grandison’s status.

 

 

 

T. Jackson-Davis 

Xavier Johnson 

Miller Kopp 

P. Stewart 

R. Thompson 

 

K. Cockburn

T. Frazier 

J. Grandison 

A. Plummer

D. Williams

 

 

PPG: T. Jackson-Davis (17.4)

APG: X. Johnson (4.8)

Reb/G: T. Jackson-Davis (8.2)

 

PPG: K. Cockburn (21)

APG: T. Frazier (4)

Reb/G: K. Cockburn (10.6)

 

Coaches:

Indiana Hoosiers: Mike Woodson (1st season)

Illinois Fighting Illini: Brad Underwood (5th season)