Illinois Fighting Illini vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 2/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Saturday, February 5, 2022

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: ESPN

The Illinois Fighting Illini (16-5) are en route to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Indiana Hoosiers (16-5).

The Illinois Fighting Illini faced off with Wisconsin and walked away with a win by a score of 80-67 in their last contest. Illinois wrapped up the contest with a 51.6% field goal percentage (32 of 62) and made 7 out of their 22 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Fighting Illini buried 9 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. When discussing rebounding, they compiled a total of 35 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 21 assists for this contest as well as creating 6 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to the defense, Illinois allowed the other team to go 38.2% from the floor on 26 of 68 shooting. Wisconsin doled out 8 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. Furthermore, Wisconsin snagged 38 boards (12 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Wisconsin ended up going 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of 15 attempts. They also knocked down 3 of 24 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Fighting Illini ended up with 14 while Wisconsin racked up 19 personal fouls.

Kofi Cockburn is someone who came through for the contest. He accumulated 37 points on 16 of 19 shooting. He played for 33 mins played and grabbed 12 rebounds. He finished shooting 84.2% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Illinois heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 16-5 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.2 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Illinois is grabbing 40.8 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 334 assists on the year, which ranks 44th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Fighting Illini are shooting 36.7% on shots from distance (197 of 537) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.3 pts per game (51st in the nation) while connecting on 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Fighting Illini are forcing 10.7 turnovers every game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 25th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 196 conceded so far this year. The Fighting Illini are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.8% (506 of 1,271) and they relinquish 31.7 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 31.1% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 89th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (65.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Indiana Hoosiers got the victory with a final of 68-55 against Maryland. The Hoosiers snagged 31 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for this contest. They also coughed it up 10 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. Maryland committed 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Hoosiers to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They were able to convert 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Indiana made 6 of their 20 attempts (30.0%). When all was said and done, the Hoosiers finished shooting 26 for 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.3%. The Hoosiers permitted Maryland to make 16 out of their 56 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 28.6% for this contest. They went 22.2% from 3-point land by going 6 of 27 and finished the contest at 17 out of 18 at the free throw line (94.4%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Indiana permitted Maryland to collect 36 in total (7 offensive).

Race Thompson ended up being important for the Hoosiers for the matchup. He had 18 points in his 27 mins on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for the contest. He made 7 of 12 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and had 12 rebounds.

Indiana has a record of 16-5 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Hoosiers are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which ranks 37th in the nation. Indiana has 1,548 pts for the year (73.7 per contest) and they collect 37.8 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 15.0 times per game (64th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per game. The Hoosiers are responsible for committing 16.8 fouls per game and they go 68.3% from the charity stripe.

The Hoosiers on the defensive end are ranked 36th in college basketball in PPG given up with 63.0. They have forced 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 37.3% from the floor (8th in college hoops). The Indiana defense gives up 30.8% on shots from 3-point land (148 of 481) and their opponents are knocking down 76.2% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 10.0 dimes and 33.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 27th and 99th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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