Illinois vs. Nebraska odds, line, spread: Proven model reveals Big Ten Tournament picks for March 16, 2024

The No. 2 seed Illinois Fighting Illini (24-8) and the No. 3 seed Nebraska Cornhuskers (23-9) will meet in a Big Ten Tournament 2024 semifinal matchup on Saturday on CBS and Paramount+. Illinois won four of its final five games to close the regular season, and it advanced to the semifinals with a 77-74 win over Ohio State on Friday. Nebraska is coming off a 93-66 win over Indiana as the Cornhuskers seek their first Big Ten Tournament title game appearance. You can stream the game on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.

Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The latest Illinois vs. Nebraska odds from SportsLine consensus list the Fighting Illini as 4.5-point favorites, while the over/under for total points is 153. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.) Saturday's game can be seen live on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+, which you can get for free for the first week.

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Before making any Illinois vs. Nebraska picks or any other 2024 Big Ten Tournament predictions, you NEED to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters 2024 conference championship week on a 145-104 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 28-18 (+820) record on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen HUGE returns!

Now, it has simulated Nebraska vs. Illinois 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under the total and it also says one side of the spread is the better value! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in your own picks. And don't forget you may be able to stream the game on Paramount+ on ANY DEVICE!

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