No. 18 Illinois will try to avoid falling in the Big Ten standings when it travels to Nebraska on Thursday night. The Fighting Illini snapped a two-game losing streak with an 83-74 win over Northwestern on Sunday, moving into fifth place in the conference. Nebraska is ahead of only Washington at the bottom of the Big Ten, entering this matchup on a six-game skid. 

Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Illinois is favored by 4.5 points in the latest Nebraska vs. Illinois odds, while the over/under is 154.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Illinois vs. Nebraska picks, you'll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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