March Madness picks, odds, and predictions for Illinois Fighting Illini vs UConn Huskies. March Madness picks, including best bet and SGP.
Illinois got by one elite defensive team only to run into another, perhaps the best in the country in UConn. That won't deter our CBB picks from backing the Illini's most elite scorer to continue his torrid pace this tournament. Find out why below!, not after they have covered the spread in nine straight tournament games. However, no one can stop the No. 3 Illinois Fighting Illini when star guard Terrence Shannon Jr. has the ball.surge has been driven by its defense.
Illinois is an even better offensive-rebounding team than Rick Pitino’s team is, grabbing 35.3% of available boards in Big Ten play. Junior center Dain Dainja has grabbed 22 in his last five genuine games, injury sidelining him in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. UConn’s defense is playing better than is yet realized by sportsbooks, but no one is playing better than Terrence Shannon Jr. He might crack 23 points in the first half without needing any second-chance points, but Dainja setting up a few extra looks is what creates value in trusting the most reliable player in this year’s Tournament.Shannon probably knows Illinois’s best hopes of this upset will depend on him staying hot.
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