The No. 3 seed Illinois Combating Illini search a 3rd straight dominant victory after they meet the No. 2 seed Iowa State Cyclones on Thursday within the Candy 16 spherical of the 2024 NCAA Match. Illinois (28-8) rolled previous Morehead State 85-69 within the opening spherical and trounced Duquesne 89-63 on Saturday en path to its first Candy 16 look since 2005. The Combating Illini can have a more durable time towards Iowa State (29-7), which didn’t permit greater than 65 factors in triumphs over South Dakota State and Washington State.
Tipoff from TD Backyard in Boston is ready for 10:09 p.m. ET. The Cyclones are 1.5-point favorites within the newest Iowa State vs. Illinois odds through SportsLine consensus, whereas the over/beneath for complete factors scored is 146. Earlier than coming into any Illinois vs. Iowa State picks, be sure you see the school basketball predictions and betting recommendation from the SportsLine Projection Mannequin.Â
The mannequin simulates each Division I school basketball recreation 10,000 instances. It enters the Candy 16 spherical of the 2024 NCAA event on a 152-109 roll on all top-rated school basketball picks relationship again to final season, returning greater than $1,800 for $100 gamers. It additionally has a robust 32-21 (+890) file on top-rated unfold picks this season, and it referred to as 13 Candy 16 groups this 12 months. Anybody following has seen large returns.
Now, the mannequin has set its sights on Illinois vs. Iowa State and revealed its March Insanity picks and predictions. You’ll be able to head to SportsLine now to see the mannequin’s picks. Listed below are a number of school basketball odds and tendencies for Iowa State vs. Illinois:
- Iowa State vs. Illinois unfold: Iowa State -1.5
- Iowa State vs. Illinois over/beneath: 146 factors
- Iowa State vs. Illinois cash line: Iowa State -125, Illinois +105
- ISU: 26-10 ATS this seasonÂ
- ILL: 21-13-1 ATS this seasonÂ
- Iowa State vs. Illinois picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Iowa State can cowl
The Cyclones have been receiving sturdy offensive efforts from quite a few gamers within the NCAA Match to date. 5 gamers scored in double figures of their first-round victory and 4 reached the 10-point mark in Saturday’s win. Tamin Lipsey, Milan Momcilovic, Keshon Gilbert and Curtis Jones reached double digits in each of Iowa State’s contests, whereas senior ahead Hason Ward scored 10 factors off the bench within the opener towards South Dakota State. Jones, a senior guard, additionally has produced in a reserve position, recording 11 factors versus the Jackrabbits and 14 within the conquer Washington State.
Momcilovic led Iowa State with 19 factors within the first-round win and Lipsey had a team-high 15 on Saturday. Lipsey, who’s first on the Cyclones with a median of 4.9 assists, has dished out 11 within the NCAA Match. The sophomore guard additionally has gone 5-for-9 from past the arc and made all 5 of his free throws. See which workforce to select right here.
Why Illinois can cowl
The Combating Illini have already got obtained some large particular person performances within the NCAA Match, together with two from Terrence Shannon Jr. The senior guard led Illinois with 26 factors towards Morehead State and was 10-for-14 from the ground en path to 30 factors versus Duquesne. Shannon is one 30-point effort away from matching the single-season college file of eight set in 1972-73 by Nick Weatherspoon. He is additionally seeking to grow to be the fourth participant in program historical past to attain a minimum of 20 factors in three straight NCAA Match video games.
Senior ahead Marcus Domask additionally has been an enormous contributor throughout March Insanity to date. He collected 12 factors, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in Illinois’ first-round victory for the primary triple-double registered within the NCAA Match since Murray State’s Ja Morant completed the feat in 2019. He adopted that efficiency with 22 factors and a game-high seven assists on Saturday. See which workforce to select right here.Â
How one can make Illinois vs. Iowa State picks
SportsLine’s mannequin is leaning Beneath on the full, projecting 145 mixed factors. The mannequin additionally says one aspect of the unfold hits in almost 60% of simulations. You’ll be able to solely see the mannequin’s picks at SportsLine.Â
So who wins Iowa State vs. Illinois, and which aspect of the unfold hits almost 60% of the time? Go to SportsLine now to see which aspect of the unfold it’s good to bounce on, all from the mannequin on a 32-21 roll on top-ranked school basketball unfold picks, and discover out.Â
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