Illinois vs. Indiana line, picks: Advanced computer college basketball model releases selections for Big Ten showdown

The Illinois Fighting Illini take on the No. 14 Indiana Hoosiers at Assembly Hall at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday. Indiana is favored by 5.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 142 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

Before making any Illinois vs. Indiana picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters Week 15 of the season 66-38 on all-top rated college basketball picks this season, returning almost $1,700 for $100 players. Anybody who has followed it has seen HUGE returns.

The model knows Illinois is strong on defense. The Illini are in the top eight of the country in block rate (14.6%) and blocks per game (5.8), with opponents shooting only 44% from 2-point range. Illinois also holds opponents to 32.7% from 3-point range with a stellar 74.0% defensive rebound rate. The model also knows Indiana is hyper-efficient on offense. The Hoosiers are shooting 49.5% from the field, a top-five national mark, and Indiana turns the ball over on only 17.6% of offensive possessions. Indiana is also above-average in free throw creation and offensive rebounding.

Now, it has set its sights on Illinois vs. Indiana. We can tell you the model is leaning Under the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in almost 60% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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