The Illinois Fighting Illini visit the Penn State Nittany Lions in a critical Big Ten battle at 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Penn State is favored by 6.5 points, while the Over-Under is 142. Before making any Illinois vs. Penn State picks, check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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