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Western Illinois vs Illinois Predictions & Stats

Game time: November 24, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: State Farm Center — Champaign, IL

Article updated Nov 24, 1:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Western Illinois Leathernecks are traveling to play the Illinois Fighting Illini at the State Farm Center stadium on Friday, 11/24/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. Illinois is the

Game outlook

The Western Illinois Leathernecks are traveling to play the Illinois Fighting Illini at the State Farm Center stadium on Friday, 11/24/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. Illinois is the betting favorite opening at -26 and the current line is Illinois -27.

Leathernecks vs Fighting Illini Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Fighting Illini to win tonight's game by 26 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Western Illinois Leathernecks to cover the 27 point spread and the total to go under 145.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Western Illinois 59 to Illinois 85

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Western Illinois Leathernecks and Illinois Fighting Illini, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Western Illinois Leathernecks to cover the spread (52%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Illinois will win straight-up is 99%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be W.ILL 45.75, ILL 99.75.

OddsShark predicts Illinois will win, western illinois will cover, and the total will go over.

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Western Illinois Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 332, Western Illinois is ranked #178 in offense (scoring an average of 75.75 per game), #289 in defense (allowing an average of 76.75 points to be scored against them per game) and are 2-3 (1-3 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Leathernecks hit an average of 41.27% of their field goals (ranked #288) and 57.26% of their free throws (ranked #349) and makes an average of 29.47% of their three pointers ranked #272 in the NCAAB). They average 49.75 rebounds per game (ranked # 3) and average 11.75 offensive assists and 17.25 turnovers per game (ranked # 253 and 354 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Western Illinois allows an average of 40.00% field goals (ranked #116) and 65.85% free throws (ranked #82 in the NCAAB) The Leathernecks allow an average of 28.09% of the three pointers (ranked #82) and averages 40.50 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 40.50) Finally, the Leathernecks average 14.25 defensive assists and 10.25 turnovers per game (ranked # 281 and 324 respectively).

Illinois Key Betting Stats

Illinois Fighting Illini has a power ranking of 17 and are #167 for offense (scoring an average of 76.60 per game), #27 for defense (giving up an average of 60.00 points per game) and 4-1 (1-4 ATS) overall. Western Illinois went 3-0 (0-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Illinois.

For offense, the Fighting Illini hit an average of 46.62% of their field goals (ranked #117) and 58.06% of their free throws (ranked #346) and makes an average of 29.77% of their three pointers (ranked #260 in the NCAAB). They average 47.20 rebounds per game (ranked # 10) and average 14.00 offensive assists and 13.20 turnovers per game (ranked # 140) and 223 respectively).

On defense, Illinois allows an average of 35.06% field goals (ranked #16) and 62.16% free throws (ranked #31 in the NCAAB) The Fighting Illini allow an average of 26.37% of the three pointers (ranked #52) and averages 35.60 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.60) Finally, the Fighting Illini average 6.40 defensive assists and 9.20 turnovers per game (ranked # 2 and 346 respectively).

Betting Summary

Illinois has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Western Illinois Leathernecks to cover the 27 point spread and the total to go under 145.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Leathernecks vs Fighting Illini archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Leathernecks vs Fighting Illini matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Western Illinois Leathernecks+5,000 → +1,600Moved
  • Moneyline · Illinois Fighting Illini-29,412 → -10,000Moved
  • Spread · Western Illinois Leathernecks+26 (-110) → +27 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Illinois Fighting Illini-26 (-110) → -27 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over140 (-110) → 145.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under140 (-110) → 145.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Western Illinois Leathernecks
0-3 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Illinois Fighting Illini
3-1 matchup record · 1-9-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-11-24T06:35:34.844Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Western Illinois Leathernecks and Illinois Fighting Illini, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Illinois Fighting Illini defeated Western Illinois Leathernecks 84-52

Illinois Fighting Illini defeated Western Illinois Leathernecks 84-52 on November 24, 2023, a 32-point decision in the series. Illinois Fighting Illini's strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 40-23. Against SportsJaw's recorded Western Illinois Leathernecks +27 (-110) spread, Illinois Fighting Illini covered, while the 136 combined points finished under the recorded total of 145.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks +27 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 145.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks +27 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 145.5 (-110)Loss