The No. 3 Duke Blue Devils (23-3, 15-1 ACC) will face a late-season non-conference test when they square off against the Illinois Fighting Illini (17-10, 9-8 Big Ten) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Duke is riding a three-game winning streak and is coming off an 80-62 win at Virginia on Monday, maintaining its one-game lead atop the ACC standings. Illinois is coming off back-to-back losses to top-15 teams, falling into a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten. This is the first meeting between the Blue Devils and Illini since 2020, when Illinois notched an 83-68 win.
Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. ET on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Duke is favored by 9.5 points in the latest Duke vs. Illinois odds, while the over/under is 156.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Illinois vs. Duke picks, you’ll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every Division 1 college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 16 of the 2024-25 season on a 213-158 betting roll (+1675) on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to 2023. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Duke-Illinois. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines for the game:
Duke vs. Illinois spread: Duke -9.5Duke vs. Illinois over/under: 156.5 pointsDuke vs. Illinois money line: Duke -448, Illinois +343Duke vs. Illinois picks: See picks hereDuke vs. Illinois streaming: FuboTV (Try for free)
Why Duke can cover
Duke is tracking towards a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, winning all but one conference game so far this season. The Blue Devils are coming off an 80-62 win at Virginia, as freshman standout Cooper Flagg had a career-high 14 rebounds. Flagg is a National Player of the Year candidate, averaging 19.7 points and 7.7…
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