They smelled of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings. "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" - The Jam
Big Ten Conference · Welsh-Ryan Arena · December 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -3.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money NU +140 / ILL -165

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 5, 2026 ILL 8444 NU
Jan 15, 2026 ILL 7968 NU
Jan 26, 2025 ILL 8374 NU
Jan 25, 2024 NU 9691 ILL
Jan 3, 2024 ILL 9666 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NU ILL
Overall 17-16 22-13
Conference 7-13 12-8
Home 12-5 13-4
Away 2-9 5-5
Neutral 3-2 4-4
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.4 83.6
Avg Pts Against 69.2 74.8
Massey 7.6 (#75) 21.5 (#6)
Bradley-Terry 0.91 (#102) 2.07 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.81 (#79) 3.17 (#50)
RPI 0.559 (#86) 0.575 (#64)
Shooting & Four Factors NU ILL
FG% 44.9% 45.8%
3PT% 33.3% 35.0%
REB / G 36.1 47.9
OREB / G 11.4 14.3
AST / TO 1.39 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 55.0%
TOV% 15.4% 15.0%
ORB% 33.1% 38.9%
FT Rate 27.4% 28.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.7% 40.4%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 15.9%
DRB% 73.8% 76.8%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 14.7%

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