The No. 3-seeded Illinois Fighting Illini meet the No. 14-seeded Morehead State Eagles on Thursday in a 2024 NCAA Tournament first-round matchup. Tipoff is set for 3:10 p.m. ET in the East Region matchup. The Fighting Illini are 10.5-point favorites and the over/under for total points scored is 146 in the latest Morehead State vs. Illinois odds via SportsLine consensus. 

Before making any Morehead State vs. Illinois picks or NCAA Tournament predictions, you need to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.)

The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters the 2024 NCAA tournament on a 148-106 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. It also has a strong 29-19 (+810) record on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

For Thursday, the model has set its sights on the 2024 NCAA Tournament and Morehead State vs. Illinois. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations! You absolutely need to see the model before locking in any college basketball picks.

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