Illinois travels to Iowa to take on the Hawkeye's. Iowa is a 4 point chalk.
This is going to be a very difficult game for Illinois.
Iowa plays tough at home they have only lost 2 games this year at home. A 3 point loss to Michigan State and a 4 point loss to Indiana. Now that is some home cooking.
Iowa desperately needs a win to keep any hope of making it to the dance, they need this game more than Illinois does plain and simple.
What concerns me about Illinois is the break down on defense lately, last game Nebraska shot 50% from the floor vs Illinois. When a team shoots 50% against you there should be alarm bells going off.
Iowa is # 16 in the nation Rebounds Per Game 39.4 a full 5 more rebounds per game than Illinois averages . This area is the key to this game and Illinois is banged up inside down low.
Sam Maclurin 6-9 banger for Illinois is nursing an ankle injury depleting Illinois thin inside game.
White of Iowa will be a nightmare match up for Illinois down low. There is no way Illinois will dominate inside on Iowa.
Illinois has had no time to run a hard practice since the sleep walk game with NB which they were damn lucky to win.
After watching Illinois Coach Groce in a press conference talking about Iowa you could see the concern of the coach on how to play Iowa, it was written all over his face.
My numbers show Iowa 74 Illinois 70
This is going to be a very difficult game for Illinois.
Iowa plays tough at home they have only lost 2 games this year at home. A 3 point loss to Michigan State and a 4 point loss to Indiana. Now that is some home cooking.
Iowa desperately needs a win to keep any hope of making it to the dance, they need this game more than Illinois does plain and simple.
What concerns me about Illinois is the break down on defense lately, last game Nebraska shot 50% from the floor vs Illinois. When a team shoots 50% against you there should be alarm bells going off.
Iowa is # 16 in the nation Rebounds Per Game 39.4 a full 5 more rebounds per game than Illinois averages . This area is the key to this game and Illinois is banged up inside down low.
Sam Maclurin 6-9 banger for Illinois is nursing an ankle injury depleting Illinois thin inside game.
White of Iowa will be a nightmare match up for Illinois down low. There is no way Illinois will dominate inside on Iowa.
Illinois has had no time to run a hard practice since the sleep walk game with NB which they were damn lucky to win.
After watching Illinois Coach Groce in a press conference talking about Iowa you could see the concern of the coach on how to play Iowa, it was written all over his face.
My numbers show Iowa 74 Illinois 70
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