The No. 2 seed Illinois Fighting Illini and the No. 5 seed Wisconsin Badgers battle for the Big Ten Conference Tournament championship. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Illinois is favored by 3.5 points in the latest Wisconsin vs. Illinois odds, while the over/under is 148 points per SportsLine consensus. 

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Cimini knows senior guard Terrence Shannon Jr. has helped carry the Illini to the title game. He poured in a season-high 40 points in the win over Nebraska on Saturday, adding two rebounds and two steals. He had 28 points, three rebounds and three assists in a 77-74 win over Ohio State in the quarterfinals a day earlier. He has three double-doubles this year, including a 35-point and 11-rebound effort in a 90-89 loss at Penn State on Feb. 21.

He also knows after starting the season as one of the best teams in the country, the Badgers hit the skids in February, going 3-8 from Feb. 1 through March 10. Since then, however, Wisconsin has looked like its early-season self. One of the reasons has been the play of sophomore guard A.J. Storr. He poured in 30 points and grabbed six rebounds in a 70-61 win over Northwestern in Friday's quarterfinals, and added 20 points and six boards in a 76-75 overtime win over Purdue on Saturday. 

Now, Cimini has his sights on Wisconsin vs. Illinois. We can tell you he's leaning Under the total and he's found a critical X-factor that has him jumping ALL OVER one side of the spread! You NEED to see his analysis before locking in any Illinois vs. Wisconsin picks of your own.

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