Illinois Fighting Illini vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: Peacock

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is the site where the Indiana Hoosiers (13-4) will attempt to defeat the Illinois Fighting Illini (12-4) on Tuesday.

The Illinois Fighting Illini faced USC and took a loss by a score of 82-72 in their last game. Illinois ended having earned a 37.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 62) and made 7 of 32 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Fighting Illini made 19 of 21 attempts for a rate of 90.5%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 34 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 13 assists in this game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning the defense, Illinois allowed the other team to shoot 52.3% from the field on 34 of 65 shooting. USC recorded 11 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. In addition, USC collected 32 boards (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. USC finished the contest at 81.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 11 tries. They also converted 5 out of their 14 attempts from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Fighting Illini finished with 15 and USC recorded 19 personal fouls.

Ben Humrichous is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He finished 54.5% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He played for 32 minutes played and grabbed 5 boards. He accounted for 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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Illinois comes into this one with a mark of 12-4 this year. They average 86.9 points per outing (7th in Division 1) while going 45.4% from the floor. The Fighting Illini are shooting 33.1% on shots from distance (167 of 504) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Illinois is pulling in 45.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 245 assists this season, which is 144th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.0 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Fighting Illini are forcing 11.0 turnovers every game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are giving up 28.1% on 3-pointers and they are 69th in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.2). The Fighting Illini defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 38.5% (399 of 1,036) and they concede 32.9 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 18th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 159 conceded for the year.

In their last game, the Indiana Hoosiers took a loss by a final score of 85-60 when they played Iowa. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Indiana permitted Iowa to collect 36 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 45.8% from distance by connecting on 11 of 24 and ended up shooting 10 of 18 at the charity stripe (55.6%). The Hoosiers allowed Iowa to make 32 of 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.2% in this game. In all, the Hoosiers shot 24 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.7%. In reference to 3-pointers, Indiana knocked down 4 of their 16 tries (25.0%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 61.5%. Iowa committed 14 fouls for the contest which got the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for 13 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Hoosiers corralled 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 30 for this game.

Myles Rice pitched in for the Hoosiers in this game. He recorded 12 points in his 36 minutes on the court and earned 5 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 4 of 11 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Indiana has a record of 13-4 for the campaign. The Hoosiers have committed 16.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.6 times per contest (50th in college) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. Indiana has scored 1,326 points so far this year (78.0 per contest) and they collect 38.6 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Hoosiers are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which ranks 75th in the country.

The Indiana defense concedes 30.9% on 3-pointers (124 of 401) and opponents are connecting on 66.7% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.9 dimes and 33.1 boards every game, which is 252nd and 115th in the nation. The Hoosiers are ranked 174th in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.1. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (152nd in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Illinois

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