Nebraska Cornhuskers Open as College Basketball Underdog vs Illinois Fighting Illini

Nebraska Cornhuskers

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Illinois Fighting Illini
Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:00 PM ET
State Farm Center

College basketball betting interest will be high on Wednesday when the Cornhuskers of Nebraska hit the hard court against the Fighting Illini of Illinois.

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Illinois Fighting Illini Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line

The Illinois Fighting Illini were listed as -7-point favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark earlier in the day. It opened first at Sportsbook, where the over/under betting odds total was expected shortly.

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Illinois Fighting Illini Odds and Stats.

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Nebraska Cornhuskers will try to spoil to the party and cover the point spread on Wednesday; they are 8-17-1 ATS against the betting line this season, while the Illinois Fighting Illini are 12-14-1 ATS. Nebraska Cornhuskers are 10-13 on betting the total; Illinois Fighting Illini are 9-16.

It's a betting matchup between the No. 25-rated Illinois Fighting Illini and the No. 293-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark.

How Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Illinois Fighting Illini Stats Matchup

Offensively, the game matches up Illinois's No. 71 nationally ranked offense (70.38 points per game) against a Nebraska Cornhuskers defense that sits as the No. 69 at 62.71 PPG. The Illinois Fighting Illini have been averaging 41.98% from the field, less than the Cornhuskers have managed so far this season (42.02% on average).

Recent Outings Betting Recap

The Cornhuskers were hammered by Ohio State on Thursday, losing by a 81-57 final at Value City Arena in college basketball betting action.

The Fighting Illini blew out Northwestern on Saturday, running up a 20+ point victory in a 86-60 win at State Farm Center.

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Illinois Fighting Illini Betting Odds Trends

Nebraska is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Nebraska is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Nebraska is 1-7-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Nebraska is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Illinois's last 8 games
Illinois is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Illinois's last 6 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Nebraska home to Maryland, Sunday, March 8th
Illinois at Purdue, Saturday, March 7th

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