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Thursday at 3:10 p.m. ET, the No. 3 seed in the East Region, the Illinois Fighting Illini (26-8), will play the No. 14 seed, the Morehead State Eagles (26-8). This is the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The game is on truTV and Illinois is ahead by 11.5 points. There are 147.5 points in this match.

Illinois vs Morehead State Betting Odds

Here are the Illinois vs Morehead State Betting odds:

TEAM SPREAD MONEYLINE TOTAL
MOREHEAD STATE
+11.5 +575 Over 148
ILLINOIS -11.5 -775 Under 148

Game Time and Information

  • Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
  • Time: 3:10 PM ET
  • TV: truTV
  • Where: Omaha, Nebraska
  • Venue: CHI Health Center Omaha

Illinois vs Morehead State Betting Insights

Here are the Illinois vs Morehead State Betting insights:

Illinois and Morehead State Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

This season, Illinois is 5-5 against the spread in games where the favorite is 11.5 points or more.

As a favorite of 11.5 points or more, Morehead State is 0-3 against the spread this season.

Each of these two teams scores 159.9 points, which is 12.4% more than the total of 147.5 points.

In games between these two teams, the other team scores an average of 10.9 points less than the 147.5-point over/under.

Illinois’ games this season have had an average of 10.7 more points than the over/under of 147.5.

The over/under for Eagles games this season has been 138.3 points, which is 9.2 points less than the total number of points scored in this game.

So far this season, the Fighting Illini are 19-14-1 ATS.

This season, the Eagles are 20-11-1 against the spread.

Illinois Stats & Insights

Illinois had a +361 point difference in scoring and scored 10.6 points more than their opponents each game. It scores 84.4 points per game on average, which is seventh in the NCAA, and lets in 73.8 points per game, which is 240th.

Illinois gets 8.4 more boards than anyone else in the country on average. It gets 41.3 rebounds per game, which is fifth best in college basketball, while its opponents only get 32.9.

The Fighting Illini make 8.3 three-pointers per game, which is 89th in college basketball and a 34.9% rate (127th in college basketball). The other team makes 6.1 three-pointers per game, which is a 34.3% rate.

The Illinois offense scores 104.7 points per 100 possessions, which is 17th in college basketball. The Illinois defense scores 91.5 points per 100 possessions, which is 134th.

The Fighting Illini score 0.6 points less per game on the road (83.4) than they do at home (82.8).

Morehead State Stats & Insights

Each game, Morehead State scores 75.5 points, which is 119th in college basketball, and the other teams score 62.8 points, which is sixth. It beats its opponents by 12.7 points per game and has a +431 scoring difference.

Morehead State gets 39.6 boards per game, which is 23rd in college basketball, and gives up 30.5 per game. It gets 9.1 more boards than its opponents every game.

Morehead State makes 36% of its three-point shots, which ranks it 69th in college basketball and ranks 26th overall. It shoots 3.8 more threes than its opponents, who make 5.6 per game, or 29.6%.

The overall rating for Morehead State is 100.8 points per 100 possessions, which is 56th in college basketball. The defensive rating is 83.8 points per 100 possessions, which is seventh.

They score 81.5 points per game at home and 69.6 points per game away from home.

Illinois Key Players to Watch

Terrence Shannon Jr. scores 23 points per game on average and also grabs 4.1 rebounds and gives out 2.2 assists.

Quincy Guerrier gets 6.3 rebounds per game, which is the most on the Illinois team. Marcus Domask, on the other hand, gives out 3.7 assists per game, which is the most on the team.

Shannon makes more three-point shots than anyone else on the Fighting Illini, scoring 2.4 per game.

At 1.5 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, Coleman Hawkins has the most in Illinois’s steals and blocks.

Morehead State Key Players to Watch

Riley Minix scores 20.8 points and grabs 9.8 rebounds per game, which is the most on the Eagles’ team.

Drew Thelwell has 6.2 assists per game, which is the most on Morehead State’s team. Every game, he scores 10 points and grabs 3.1 boards.

Kalil Thomas makes 3.1 three-pointers per game, which is the most on the Eagles’ team.

He steals the ball the most (1.3 times per game), and Dieonte Miles blocks the most shots (1.2 times per game).

Illinois vs Morehead State Betting Picks

Here are the Illinois vs Morehead State Betting picks:

  • Pick ATS: Illinois
  • Pick OU: Over

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