Wisconsin Badgers vs Illinois Fighting Illini: Don Best Odds & Insights for 2/27/2021

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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ATS Records for Wisconsin and Illinois

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.

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.

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.