Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Indiana Hoosiers Betting Info and Analysis

At the onset of the regular season stretch run, the Indiana Hoosiers are near certain to make the NCAA Tournament.  Of course, Indiana gained considerable March Madness betting esteem with their win over the Purdue Boilermakers.  But more challenges await in the highly competitive and physical Big Ten Conference.  One of the biggest games of the season for IU comes at Assembly Hall against the Illinois Fighting Illini.  Illinois doesn’t rate as high as Indiana when it comes to bracketology.  But the Fighting Illini can significantly change that perception with a win over the Hoosiers on Saturday.  

Illinois vs. Indiana CashBet Wagering Analysis

Certainty Indiana will draw strong casual sector online sportsbook support as the blue blood brand on a major heater.  But sharps will like a good Illinois team in top form, getting points against an Indiana team that will be overpriced.

Indiana is rapidly becoming one of the hottest brands on the board.  Correlate their blue blood status and list of big wins over the past couple of weeks.

Illinois Continues Improvement and Profits  

The Illinois Fighting Illini are 17-7 straight up, 16-8 against the spread, and 10-13 over/under the total.  Overall, Illinois has national rankings of 111^th for scoring offense, 124^th for field goal percentage, 310^th for 3-point field goal percentage, 314^th for free throw percentage, and 15^th for offensive rebounding.  While on defense, Illinois has national rankings of 37^th for scoring defense, 20^th for field goal percentage permitted, 97^th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 83^rd for defensive rebounding.

Illinois is printing cash with nine payouts in its last ten 2023 March Madness Betting games.  Also, the Illini went under the total in four of its most recent five games.  Terrence Shannon Jr leads Illinois with 16.9 points per game.  Illinois is 3.5 games behind the conference-leading Purdue Boilermakers.  In turn, the Fighting Illini have won seven of their last nine games straight up.

At the beginning of the regular season stretch run, the Illinois Fighting Illini is probable for the NCAA Tournament.  But they don’t have much margin for error.  The positive for Illini fans is that their team has improved as the Big Ten schedule progressed.  It is true that Illinois will not win the Big Ten regular-season title.  But they pose a serious threat to the challenge for the conference tournament title.

Namely, Brad Underwood has cemented himself as one of the best in the game.  Underwood has a career win percentage of .688.  Most important of all, he has won wherever he has gone.  Illinois has a rich basketball history that Underwood has reignited.

Indiana On a Heater  

Overall, the Indiana Hoosiers are 18-7 straight up, 13-11-1 against the spread, and 14-10 over/under the bet on NCAA basketball total.  Indiana has national rankings of 65^th for scoring offense, 7^th for field goal percentage, 20^th for 3-point field goal percentage, 202^nd for free throw percentage, and 73^rd for offensive rebounding.  And then defensively, the Hoosiers are 106^th for scoring defense, 50^th for field goal percentage permitted, 118^th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 110^th for defensive rebounding.

Late on, Indiana is one fire with seven payouts in its previous nine games.  The Hoosiers went under the total in three of its last four tilts.  Trayce Jackson Davis leads Indiana with 20.2 points and 11.3 rebounds per contest.  Indiana has climbed to second place in the Big Ten standings.  Correlate that the Hoosiers have gone from 10-6 on January 11 to 18-7 as the week begins.  Head coach Mike Woodson’s stock is sky-high.  Especially after a tough 62-61 win at Michigan on Saturday night.

Illinois vs. Indiana CashBet Free Pick  

In this situation, Illinois will get the better 2023 March Madness Betting price.

Illinois vs. Indiana CashBet Best Bet

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