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Longtime Big Ten rivals will meet on Sunday on CBS and Paramount+ when the Indiana Hoosiers visit the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Hoosiers (17-8, 8-6 Big Ten) have won five of their last six, including a 92-74 win over Oregon the last time they took the court on Monday. The No. 8 Illini (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten) have dropped back-to-back games in overtime, most recently falling to Wisconsin, 92-90, on Tuesday. The all-time series has Indiana with the slight edge with a 96-93 record.

Tipoff is at 1 p.m. ET from State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. The last two matchups have gone the way of Illinois. The Illini are 10.5-point favorites in the just in Indiana vs. Illinois odds, while the over/under is 151.5. Before making any Illinois vs. Indiana college basketball picks, check out the men’s college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every college basketball game 10,000 times and it enters Week 15 on a sizzling 11-1 run on its top-rated over/under college basketball picks dating back to last season, and is on an 11-5 run on top-rated CBB side picks. Anyone following its college basketball betting advice at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen strong returns.

Now, the model has simulated Illinois vs. Indiana 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted men’s college basketball picks and betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several men’s college basketball odds and men’s college basketball betting lines for Indiana vs. Illinois:

Illinois vs. Indiana spread:    

Illinois -10.5 at DraftKings

Illinois vs. Indiana over/under:    

151.5 points

Illinois vs. Indiana money line:    

Illinois -658, Indiana +465

Illinois vs. Indiana picks:    

See picks at SportsLine

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How to make Indiana vs. Illinois picks

SportsLine’s model has simulated Illinois vs. Indiana 10,000 times and is going Over on the total (151.5 points). Both team have leaned towards the over recently, with Illinois surpassing the total in back-to-back games, while Indiana has gone over in three of its last four. Additionally, the last meeting between these teams saw 163 points on the scoreboard.

Location should also be taken into account as the Hoosiers have eclipsed the total in each of their last two road games. IU has also hit the Over in its last three games following a victory, with Indiana coming off a Monday win over Oregon. The model has the Over hitting by a couple of baskets as the teams combine for 156 points, eclipsing the total in 65.2% of simulations.

The model also says one side of the spread has all of the value. You can only see that pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Indiana vs. Illinois, and which side of the spread has all of the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Illinois vs. Indiana spread to back, all from the advanced model that has simulated this game 10,000 times, and find out.