Friday night's college basketball betting action in the Big Ten features an interesting matchup between the Michigan Wolverines and the No. 25 Illinois Fighting Illini.
The highly touted Wolverines started the season as the No. 6 team in the AP Top 25. They have been a hot mess over their first 13 games at 7-6 straight-up and 5-8 against the spread. Time is running out to turn things around adding a sense of urgency to Friday's game.
Illinois has proven itself to be one of the better teams in the Big Ten this season. At 12-3 SU, the Fighting Illini have broken into the national rankings with a SU 10-1 run in their last 11 outings.
I have Illinois winning this game SU at home, but the best value in the betting odds would be the OVER on the current 145-point total. You can count on Michigan to pull out all the stops to an effort to get a much needed victory. This should result in a higher scoring game than the total line suggests. The total has gone OVER in three of the last four meetings between these two teams in Illinois and it should go OVER again on Friday night.
The link below to Vegas Insider, as the best source of betting insight for every sport and sporting event, covers my full game preview and 'best bet' pick.
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