Virginia vs. Illinois: Continental Tire Main Event championship game odds, line: Proven model reveals college basketball picks for Nov. 20, 2022, showdown

Unbeaten teams clash in the championship game of the Continental Tire Main Event in Las Vegas when the No. 16 Virginia Cavaliers battle the No. 19 Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday. The Cavaliers (3-0), who are 49-41 against ranked opponents in the coach Tony Bennett era, return 91.4 percent of their scoring from last season, most among all NCAA Division I teams. Virginia earned a spot in the title game with an 86-79 win over No. 5 Baylor on Friday, while Illinois advanced with a 79-70 win over No. 8 UCLA.

The game tips off at 3 p.m. ET. Illinois is a 1-point favorite at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points is set at 133 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).

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

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The model knows the Cavaliers return all five starters from last season's team, which finished sixth in the Atlantic Coast Conference at 12-8 and 21-14 overall, advancing to the NIT quarterfinals. Senior guard Armaan Franklin leads the team in scoring at 18.3 points per game on 55.6% shooting from the floor, including 52.9% from 3-point range. He is coming off a 26-point, four-rebound effort over Baylor. Last season, Franklin played in 35 games with 34 starts and averaged 11.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

The model also knows senior guard Terrence Shannon Jr. leads the Illini offense, averaging 24.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He is coming off a 29-point, 10-rebound performance in the win over UCLA, his first double-double of the season. He has scored 24 or more points in three games this year, including a 30-point effort in a 103-65 win over Monmouth on Monday. He has been red hot from the field, connecting on 57.4% of his field goals, including 53.8% from 3-point range.

Now, it has set its sights on Virginia vs. Illinois. It is leaning Over on the total and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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