The East Area would be the first to ship a staff to the Closing 4 when No. 1 UConn faces No. 3 Illinois in an Elite Eight matchup on Saturday within the 2024 NCAA Event. UConn is already the primary defending champion since Florida in 2007 to succeed in the Elite Eight, however it has its sights set on one thing even larger. The Huskies are 34-3 this season, claimed each the Massive East common season and match championships, and have received 10 straight. In the meantime, the Combating Illini are 29-8, received the Massive Ten Event, and are using a seven-game win streak.
The sport will tip off at 6:09 p.m. ET from TD Backyard in Boston. The Huskies are favored by 8.5 factors within the newest UConn vs. Illinois odds, per SportsLine consensus. The over/beneath for complete factors scored is 154.5. Earlier than making any Illinois vs. UConn picks, that you must try the faculty basketball evaluation from the SportsLine Projection Mannequin.Â
The mannequin simulates each Div. I school basketball recreation 10,000 instances. It enters the Candy 16 spherical of the 2024 NCAA match on a 152-109 roll on all top-rated school basketball picks courting again to final season, returning greater than $1,800 for $100 gamers. It additionally has a robust 32-21 (+890) report on top-rated unfold picks this season, and it known as 13 Candy 16 groups this 12 months. Anybody following it has seen large returns.
Now, the mannequin has set its sights on UConn vs. Illinois and simply locked in its March Insanity predictions. You possibly can go to SportsLine now to see the mannequin’s picks. Listed here are a number of school basketball odds and betting traces and developments for Illinois vs. UConn:
- UConn vs. Illinois unfold: Huskies -8.5
- UConn vs. Illinois over/beneath: 154.5 factors
- UConn vs. Illinois cash line: Huskies -454, Combating Illini +344
- UCONN: The Huskies rank fifth nationally in subject objective share (49.7%).
- ILL: The Illini are ninth within the nation in factors per recreation (84.2).
- UConn vs. Illinois picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why UConn can cowl
The Huskies have been completely dominant for the second straight NCAA Event. They’ve trailed for a complete of simply 28 seconds over their first three video games, and their 30-point victory over San Diego State on Thursday was the sixth-largest Candy 16 margin of victory of all-time. Moreover, UConn’s plus-86 level differential in March Insanity 2024 is the second-largest in NCAA Event historical past for a defending champion by way of their first three video games.
UConn leads the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio, which is an enormous cause why it statistically has probably the most environment friendly offense within the nation. It’s simply as potent on the defensive finish, because it permits the eighth-lowest subject objective share in all of Division I. UConn is 8-2 towards ranked groups this season, and it is posting a median margin of victory of 20.9 factors over its present 10-game win streak. See which staff to again at SportsLine.Â
Why Illinois can cowl
Two-time All-Massive 10 first-team choice Terrence Shannon Jr. generates a lot of the offense for the Illini with 23.5 factors per recreation, however Brad Underwood has an entire roster at his disposal. Marcus Domask can be a first-team choice and logged the tenth triple-double in NCAA Event historical past when he had 12 factors, 11 rebounds and 10 assists within the first spherical versus Morehead State. Moreover, Coleman Hawkins fills up the field rating for Illinois, main the staff in steals and blocks, rating second in rebounds and assists, and rating third in factors.
Coleman’s defensive prowess has spearheaded a turnaround on that finish of the court docket for the Illini in March Insanity. They’ve stored all three NCAA Event opponents beneath 70 factors, after permitting a median of 82.1 ppg over their earlier 10 video games. That elevated defensive effort may give the Huskies some bother, particularly contemplating that UConn has struggled from past the arc within the match. Connecticut is connecting on simply 30.6% of its 3-pointers within the NCAA Event after making practically 37% of makes an attempt previous to March Insanity. See which staff to again at SportsLine.Â
How you can make UConn vs. Illinois picks
SportsLine’s mannequin is leaning Underneath on the whole, projecting the groups to mix for 153 factors. The mannequin additionally says one facet of the unfold hits in over 50% of simulations. You possibly can see the picks solely at SportsLine.Â
So who wins Illinois vs. UConn, and which facet of the unfold hits over 50% of the time? Go to SportsLine now to see which facet of the UConn vs. Illinois unfold that you must leap on, all from the mannequin on a 152-109 roll on its top-rated school basketball picks, and discover out.
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