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Michigan State Spartans vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The fans at State Farm Center will be treated to a game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Illinois Fighting Illini when they take their seats on Tuesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Spartans as -1.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 138.5.
Illinois was a 75-66 loser in their most recent outing at home against Terrapins. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites.
Michigan State lost its last outing, a 77-68 result against Wolverines on February 08. They failed to cover in that game as a -2.5-point favorite.
Michigan State:
Team record: 16-8 SU,11-13 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Michigan State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Michigan State is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
Michigan State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Illinois:
Team record: 16-7 SU,11-10-1 ATS
Illinois is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Illinois's last 15 games
Illinois is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Michigan State home to Maryland Saturday, February 15
Illinois at Rutgers Saturday, February 15