The 17th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini will look to get back on track when they take on the second-ranked Texas Longhorns in the 2022 Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. The Fighting Illini (6-2) are stinging from a 71-66 loss at No. 22 Maryland in the Big Ten opener on Friday. The Longhorns (6-0), meanwhile, have a number of impressive wins, including Thursday's 72-67 win over No. 7 Creighton. The Longhorns have won three of the five meetings with the Illini.

The game from New York is set for 7 p.m. ET. Texas is favored by 3.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points is set at 142 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).

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The model knows the Longhorns are led by sophomore guard Tyrese Hunter, who has reached double-digit scoring in all six games this season. He is coming off a 15-point performance against Creighton in a Big East-Big 12 matchup. His best game so far this year was a 26-point effort against Gonzaga. For the year, he is averaging 16 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He is connecting on 54.4% of his shots, including 37% from 3-point range, and 92.3% of his free throws.

The model also knows the Fighting Illini have been paced by senior guard Terrence Shannon Jr. The transfer from Texas Tech is averaging a career-high 19.8 points per game, connecting on 48.5% of his field goals, including 38.9% from 3-point range. He is also averaging 6.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Shannon has had one double-double, a 29-point, 10-rebound performance against then-No. 8 UCLA in a 79-70 win on Nov. 18. He scored a season-high 30 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a 103-65 win over Monmouth on Nov. 14.

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