Big Ten College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – February 20

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 19, 2023

There is one game featuring a Big Ten teams on the Monday college basketball schedule, the Minnesota Golden Gophers versus the Illinois Fighting Illini. Make sure you check out below for today’s best bets!

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the Big Ten based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Illinois (-14) vs Minnesota

Our computers expect the same result as DraftKings, but have Illinois winning by a considerably more robust margin (18.3 points). Take Illinois.

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Illinois 14-9-1 10-8-1 4-1-0 7-4-1 5-3-0 9-5-0
Minnesota 10-12-1 1-4-0 9-8-1 4-10-1 5-1-0 7-5-1

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Total Pick: Minnesota at Illinois Under (136)

The DraftKings total for this game, 136 points, and the model’s projected total, 135.5 points, are 0.5 points apart.

O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Illinois 10-13-1 4-7-1 3-5-0 5-8-1
Minnesota 7-16-0 4-11-0 2-4-0 6-7-0

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Moneyline Pick: Illinois (-1250) vs Minnesota (+800)

Score Prediction: Illinois 77, Minnesota 59

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
Illinois 9-6 2-3 6-2 0-0 3-2 0-3 7-4 0-3
Minnesota 5-0 2-16 5-0 0-10 0-0 1-5 0-0 1-12

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Today’s Big Ten Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Minnesota (7-17) at Illinois (17-9) 9:00 PM ET BTN Illinois (-14) 136

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