Illinois takes its perfect record and ranking into the Breslin Center on Tuesday
Illinois opens up a 2.5 chalk, My numbers came in at 3.0 Illinois
Tuesday night is White Out Night, where everyone will be wearing white for MSU in the stands (come on cant pick a better color than white)...
MSU has a GREAT record at home something like 95-6 AT HOME....This is one of the toughest places to play in all america...
MSU matches up very well with this illini team, much better than Wisconsin, they are quicker and a better athlectic team than the badgers who seem a step slow against Illinois...
MSU post a solid defensive average, but that all went by the wayside giving up 75 to Oakland in a tune up game last Sat...
I have studied this matchup for weeks, and over the last few days I have poured over both tangible and intangible information....
Here is what I come up with:
The Key to this game will be TURNOVERS
All things being equal, the T/O will be the deciding factor for the Illini... MSU is prone to turning the ball over an average of 15 times a game....Illinois plays solid control ball and averages 11 A GAME....
2 games ago coach Izzo of MSU said if we turn the ball over like that against Illinois we will suffer the worst loss in all of NCAA basketball....
Now I know they are working on the turnover problem , point is they have one....
Junior Paul Davis is still nursing a Left ankle sprain and is scheduled to play, One GIANT foot from 6-10 Augustine sends him back to the bench...
MSU's Chris Hill is hitting a shooting slump at the wrong time of the year, this sharp shooter trying to adjust his range hit just 4-13 vs Oakland..It tells me his shot is still off...I suspect he will force the issue from long range and this could be a factor if he is off.....
There is no real bad blood between these 2 teams, the coaches know each other, Izzo recruited heavily for Dee Brown and Deron Williams, they all like each other and respect each other...
This Illinois team started talking quietly about MSU in the locker room after the Wisky win, they want to go up to the breslin center and put a lock on the Big ten....The coach of the Illini said it wasnt me talking it was the players.....
So after hours of analysis
My pick is Illinois to win straight up and cover 2.5
Good Luck to all
Carpet
Semper Fi
Illinois opens up a 2.5 chalk, My numbers came in at 3.0 Illinois
Tuesday night is White Out Night, where everyone will be wearing white for MSU in the stands (come on cant pick a better color than white)...
MSU has a GREAT record at home something like 95-6 AT HOME....This is one of the toughest places to play in all america...
MSU matches up very well with this illini team, much better than Wisconsin, they are quicker and a better athlectic team than the badgers who seem a step slow against Illinois...
MSU post a solid defensive average, but that all went by the wayside giving up 75 to Oakland in a tune up game last Sat...
I have studied this matchup for weeks, and over the last few days I have poured over both tangible and intangible information....
Here is what I come up with:
The Key to this game will be TURNOVERS
All things being equal, the T/O will be the deciding factor for the Illini... MSU is prone to turning the ball over an average of 15 times a game....Illinois plays solid control ball and averages 11 A GAME....
2 games ago coach Izzo of MSU said if we turn the ball over like that against Illinois we will suffer the worst loss in all of NCAA basketball....
Now I know they are working on the turnover problem , point is they have one....
Junior Paul Davis is still nursing a Left ankle sprain and is scheduled to play, One GIANT foot from 6-10 Augustine sends him back to the bench...
MSU's Chris Hill is hitting a shooting slump at the wrong time of the year, this sharp shooter trying to adjust his range hit just 4-13 vs Oakland..It tells me his shot is still off...I suspect he will force the issue from long range and this could be a factor if he is off.....
There is no real bad blood between these 2 teams, the coaches know each other, Izzo recruited heavily for Dee Brown and Deron Williams, they all like each other and respect each other...
This Illinois team started talking quietly about MSU in the locker room after the Wisky win, they want to go up to the breslin center and put a lock on the Big ten....The coach of the Illini said it wasnt me talking it was the players.....
So after hours of analysis
My pick is Illinois to win straight up and cover 2.5
Good Luck to all
Carpet
Semper Fi
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