A game after he went off for 24 points in an 86-70 win over Nebraska, Kofi Cockburn leads the No. 5 Illinois Fighting Illini (17-6) on the road against the No. 23 Wisconsin Badgers (16-8) on Saturday, February 27, 2021. The Fighting Illini are underdogs by 4.5 points in the matchup, which airs at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN. The matchup has a point total of 136.
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Betting Information
Wisconsin vs Illinois Betting Information
Favorite |
Spread |
Favorite Spread Odds |
Underdog Spread Odds |
Total |
Over Total Odds |
Under Total Odds |
Favorite Moneyline |
Underdog Moneyline |
Wisconsin |
-4.5 |
-110 |
-110 |
136 |
-110 |
-110 |
-200 |
170 |
ATS Records for Wisconsin and Illinois
Wisconsin and Illinois Betting Information
|
ATS Record |
ATS Record Against 4.5+ Point Spread |
Over/Under Record (O-U-P) |
Wisconsin |
14-7 |
7-2 |
21-0 |
Illinois |
13-7 |
3-4 |
21-0 |
Wisconsin Leaders
- The Badgers points and assists leader is D'Mitrik Trice. He averages 13.5 points per game and contributes 4.0 assists.
- The squad is led in rebounds by Micah Potter's 6.2 per game.
- The Badgers are paced by Brad Davison from long distance -- he makes 1.9 shots from downtown per game.
- Davison leads the team with 1.1 steals per game. Nate Reuvers collects 1.2 blocks a game to pace Wisconsin.
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Illinois Leaders
- Ayo Dosunmu's excellent performances this season give him the top spot on the Fighting Illini scoring and assists leaderboards with 21.0 points per game and 5.3 assists per game.
- The Fighting Illini leading rebounder is Cockburn with 10.0 per game. He also scores 17.7 points per game.
- The 2.1 three-pointers Trent Frazier makes per game are a team-high mark for the Fighting Illini.
- The Fighting Illini leaders in steals and blocks are Frazier (1.4 steals per game) and Cockburn (1.4 blocks per game).
Wisconsin vs Illinois: Last 4 Meetings
Wisconsin and Illinois have a tied 2-2 record in their last four head-to-head matchups. The Fighting Illini have a 2-0 record against the spread in those contests with the Badgers.
Wisconsin vs Illinois (Last 4 Games)
Date |
Favorite |
Spread |
Total |
Favorite Moneyline |
Underdog Moneyline |
Game Type |
Result |
2/6/2021 |
Illinois |
-4 |
135.5 |
-189 |
+155 |
Regular Season |
75-60 ILL |
1/8/2020 |
Wisconsin |
-4.5 |
126 |
-205 |
+166 |
Regular Season |
71-70 ILL |
2/18/2019 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Regular Season |
64-58 WISC |
1/23/2019 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Regular Season |
72-60 WISC |
Points Insights
- The Badgers average 69.8 points per contest, only 0.6 more points than the 69.2 the Fighting Illini allow their opponents.
- When Wisconsin scores more than 69.2 points, it is 10-0 against the spread and 10-1 overall.
- When Illinois gives up more than 69.8 points, it is 3-6 against the spread and 6-5 overall.
- The Fighting Illini put up 18.8 more points per game (81.5) than the Badgers allow their opponents to score (62.7).
- Illinois is 13-0 against the spread and 17-6 overall when it scores more than 62.7 points.
- Wisconsin has a 0-0 record overall and an ATS record of 0-0 in games when its opponents score more than 81.5 points.
- The Badgers have put up a total of 171 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 7.1 per game), and the Fighting Illini have out-scored opponents by 284 points on the season (12.3 more per game).
Rebounding Insights
- The Badgers average 33.2 rebounds per game, -6.1 boards per contest fewer than the Fighting Illini.
- Illinois is 13-4 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. Wisconsin is 7-6 when they lose the rebounding battle.
- The Badgers average 7.5 offensive boards per game, -2.7 rebounds fewer than the Fighting Illini.
- The Fighting Illini are 9-3 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Badgers are 7-3 when they trail in offensive rebounds.
- Rebounding margin is a weakness for Wisconsin with a mark of -0.5 rebounds per game. Illinois routinely has an advantage on the boards, averaging a margin of +9.7.
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