Michigan Wolverines vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, 2/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Illinois Fighting Illini

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: State Farm Center in Champaign, IL

TV: Peacock

State Farm Center is the location where the Illinois Fighting Illini (17-6) will go up against the Michigan Wolverines (8-16) on Tuesday.

The Michigan Wolverines stepped onto the hardwood against Nebraska and took a loss by a score of 79-59 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Wolverines ended up with 14 while Nebraska finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also converted 9 of their 23 tries from 3-point land. Nebraska finished the game shooting 62.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 16 attempts. Furthermore, Nebraska collected 39 boards (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Nebraska doled out 18 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 46.9% from the floor on 30 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 36 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Wolverines buried 11 of their 15 tries for a rate of 73.3%. Michigan walked away from the game with a 32.3% FG percentage (20 out of 62) and made 8 of their 24 three-point shots.

Nimari Burnett is one player who played a role in the matchup. He finished the contest at 70.0% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes. He played for 34 minutes played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He recorded 18 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Michigan comes into this contest with a mark of 8-16 this year. They turn it over 12.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.1 fouls every game. As a team, Michigan is collecting 36.5 boards per contest and has 315 assists for the season, which ranks 191st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wolverines are shooting 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (206 of 561) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 76.0 points per game (123rd in college hoops) while hitting 45.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wolverines are forcing their opponents into 9.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 fouls. They concede 35.6% from beyond the arc and they rank 331st in college basketball in opponents points per game (78.4). The Wolverines defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.6% (690 of 1,514) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 204th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 316 conceded so far this season.

For their last game, the Illinois Fighting Illini took a defeat with a final score of 88-80 when they played Michigan State. In reference to how they rebounded, Illinois allowed Michigan State to snag 27 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 62.5% from 3-point land by going 5 of 8 and ended up shooting 25 out of 34 from the free throw line (73.5%). The Fighting Illini permitted Michigan State to convert 29 out of their 55 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 52.7% in the game. When all was said and done, the Fighting Illini ended up going 26 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.3%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Illinois made 11 out of their 30 attempts (36.7%). They were able to bury 17 of those for a percentage of 85.0%. Michigan State had 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Fighting Illini to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. The Fighting Illini were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 32 for this game.

Terrence Shannon ended up being important for the Fighting Illini for the matchup. He recorded 28 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this game. He made 7 out of 19 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 36.8%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Illinois has a record of 17-6 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Fighting Illini are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 110th in college basketball. Illinois has scored 1,896 pts on the season (82.4 per contest) and they pull in 42.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per contest (193rd in the country) and they are giving up possession 11.1 times per contest. The Fighting Illini are responsible for committing 14.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 72.8% from the free throw line.

The Fighting Illini defensively are ranked 141st in D-1 in points given up per game with 70.4. They are forcing their opponents into 9.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (70th in the nation). The Illinois defense gives up 32.9% on 3-pointers (136 of 414) and opponents are connecting on 70.1% of their foul shots. They have given up 11.0 dimes and 33.4 rebounds per game, which is 44th and 105th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Illinois

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