Three games on Thursday’s college basketball schedule feature a Big Ten team, including the matchup between the Michigan Wolverines and the Illinois Fighting Illini. We have best bets recommendations for the entire conference below.
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 (-4.5) vs Michigan
The line for this game set by DraftKings and the model’s prediction are essentially the same (within 0.4 points of each other).
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| ATS Record | Favorite ATS Record | Underdog ATS Record | Home ATS Record | Away ATS Record | Conference ATS Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 14-12-1 | 10-11-1 | 4-1-0 | 7-6-1 | 5-4-0 | 9-8-0 |
| Michigan | 14-13-1 | 9-8-0 | 4-5-1 | 9-6-1 | 2-5-0 | 9-7-1 |
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Total Pick: Purdue at Wisconsin Over (128)
In this matchup, the model projects a total (132.2 points) higher than the DraftKings over/under (128 points).
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| O-U-P | Home O-U-P | Away O-U-P | Conference O-U-P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 14-13-0 | 5-8-0 | 8-2-0 | 8-9-0 |
| Purdue | 12-16-0 | 6-8-0 | 4-5-0 | 9-8-0 |
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Moneyline Pick: Purdue (-180) at Wisconsin (+155)
Score Prediction: Purdue 68, Wisconsin 64
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 19-2 | 3-1 | 11-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 12-2 | 1-1 |
| Wisconsin | 9-3 | 5-8 | 7-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 5-2 | 3-7 |
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Today’s Big Ten Schedule
| Matchup | Game Time | TV | Favorite | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan (17-12) at Illinois (19-10) | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN | Illinois (-4.5) | 144 |
| Rutgers (18-11) at Minnesota (7-20) | 7:00 PM ET | FS1 | – | – |
| Purdue (24-5) at Wisconsin (16-12) | 9:00 PM ET | FS1 | Purdue (-4) | 128 |
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