In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Big Ten Conference · Breslin Center · February 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money MSU -130 / ILL +110

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 16, 2025 MSU 7965 ILL
Jan 19, 2025 MSU 8078 ILL
Feb 10, 2024 MSU 8880 ILL
Jan 12, 2024 ILL 7168 MSU
Jan 14, 2023 ILL 7566 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU ILL
Overall 27-8 28-9
Conference 15-5 15-5
Home 15-2 14-3
Away 6-4 8-2
Neutral 6-2 6-4
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 83.2
Avg Pts Against 68.3 68.8
Massey 20.5 (#12) 23.6 (#5)
Bradley-Terry 3.57 (#13) 4.38 (#6)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.83 (#12) 5.66 (#5)
RPI 0.636 (#14) 0.651 (#7)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU ILL
FG% 47.3% 46.9%
3PT% 35.1% 36.1%
REB / G 41.1 41.6
OREB / G 13.1 13.2
AST / TO 1.55 1.56
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 56.1%
TOV% 17.9% 14.2%
ORB% 39.4% 39.6%
FT Rate 27.4% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 11.6%
DRB% 78.4% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 12.8%

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