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Tue 7:00 PM ET
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NCAAB · Illinois Fighting Illini at Texas Longhorns

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Illinois vs Texas Prediction, Odds and Best Bets

Game time: December 6, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Madison Square Garden — New York, NY

Article updated Dec 6, 12:00 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Illinois is on the road playing Texas at the Madison Square Garden stadium on Tuesday, 12/6/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Texas -4 was the opening favorite and current line is Texas

Game outlook

Illinois is on the road playing Texas at the Madison Square Garden stadium on Tuesday, 12/6/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Texas -4 was the opening favorite and current line is Texas -3.5.

Illinois Highlights

With a power ranking of 8, Illinois is ranked #46 in offense (scoring an average of 80.88 per game), #35 in defense (allowing an average of 60.50 points to be scored against them per game) and are 6-2 (5-3 ATS) this season.

Texas Highlights

Texas Longhorns has a power ranking of 6 and are #50 for offense (scoring an average of 80.50 per game), #9 for defense (giving up an average of 60.50 points per game) and 6-0 (3-3 ATS) overall. Illinois went 1-0 (1-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Texas.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be ILL 74.75, TEXAS 67.75. The SportsJaw community predicts Illinois Fighting Illini to cover (51%) OddsShark predicts Texas will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Fighting Illini 66 to Longhorns 72.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Fighting Illini 66 to Longhorns 72.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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About our editorial process

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Illinois Fighting Illini+160 → +150Moved
  • Moneyline · Texas Longhorns-190 → -170Moved
  • Spread · Illinois Fighting Illini+4 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Texas Longhorns-4 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over140.5 (-110) → 142.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under140.5 (-110) → 142.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Illinois Fighting Illini
6-2 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Texas Longhorns
5-0 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 3-5-2 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-06T05:00:15.826Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

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 Texas Longhorns 85-78

Illinois Fighting Illini defeated Texas Longhorns 85-78 on December 6, 2022, a 7-point decision in the series. Illinois Fighting Illini's strongest period was the overtime, when it outscored its opponent 17-10. Against SportsJaw's recorded Illinois Fighting Illini +3.5 (-110) spread, Illinois Fighting Illini covered, while the 163 combined points finished over the recorded total of 142.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • StevedSpread · Texas Longhorns -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • Mr_BiggsSpread · Texas Longhorns -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • TgodfreySpread · Texas Longhorns -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • FlyigglesflySpread · Illinois Fighting Illini +3.5 (-110)Win
  • GustavosintoTotal · Under 142.5 (-110)Loss
  • ScottyydoesknowSpread · Illinois Fighting Illini +3.5 (-110)Win
  • AliencreationSpread · Texas Longhorns -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • Desert_DudeTotal · Over 142.5 (-110)Win
  • CorSpread · Illinois Fighting Illini +3.5 (-110)Win
  • CorMoneyline · Illinois Fighting Illini +150Win
  • PIGbenisSpread · Illinois Fighting Illini +3.5 (-110)Win
  • DouwannaSpread · Illinois Fighting Illini +3.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Texas Longhorns -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Texas Longhorns -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 142.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Texas Longhorns -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 142.5 (-110)Win
  • Amp2224Spread · Illinois Fighting Illini +3.5 (-110)Win
  • Amp2223Spread · Illinois Fighting Illini +3.5 (-110)Win