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Arizona Wildcats vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The Arizona Wildcats and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at State Farm Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -1.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 150.5.
Last time out for Illinois, they were a 87-83 winner as they battled Hawkeyes on the road. They covered in the match as a +3.5-point underdog.
Arizona was a 94-65 winner in its last match at home against Cowboys. They covered the -16.5-point spread as favorites.
Arizona:
Team record: 8-0 SU,7-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Illinois
Illinois:
Team record: 7-2 SU,4-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Illinois is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Illinois's last 5 games at home
Illinois is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Next up:
Arizona home to Northern Colorado Wednesday, December 15
Illinois home to St. Francis-Pennsylvania Saturday, December 18