Chicago State at Illinois 11/26/20 College Basketball Picks and Predictions

Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0) vs Chicago State Cougars (0-0)

Game Info: Thursday, November 26, 2020 at 12:00 pm (State Farm Center)

Betting Odds: Illinois Fighting Illini -36.5 -- Over/Under: 145.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Chicago State Cougars and Illinois Fighting Illini face off on Thursday in a college basketball showdown at the State Farm Center. 

Chicago State’s coach Lance Irvin announced before the first game that he wouldn’t be coaching this season because of the COVID concern. In the first game Chicago State faced off with the Ohio Bobcats and they couldn’t find a whole lot of success on either end of the floor and that led to an 84-61 loss. Each of the two halves, Chicago State gave up 40 points, and in this game the defense is going to need to be a lot better.Two of the better players for Chicago State actually came off the bench. Lou Demuth was the best offensive player for Chicago State putting up 12 points and five defensive rebounds. This game for Chicago State will all come down to the defense. 

The Illinois Fighting Illini faced off with North Carolina A&T to start the season and the game was over from the opening tip. Illinois ran up the score early, and North Carolina A&T had no answer as Illinois won 122-60. Adam Miller and Ayo Dosunmu were both the best players in the first game putting up 28 points. Center Kofi Cockburn also had a big year putting up 18 points and 10 rebounds. Against a bad defense like Chicago State, it’s going to be about running up the score early and making life tough. The faster the pace of this game, the better chance they come away with a win 

Chicago State is 8-20 against the spread in their last 28 games played on the road. Chicago State is 4-11 against the spread in their last 15 games overall. The Fighting Illini are 1-4 against the spread in their last five games overall.

Chicago State has no defense and that is going to continue in this game. Look for Illinois to run up the score and they will win this game in blowout fashion. Back Illinois to win the game and cover the spread. In terms of the total the play is with the over. 

Shane’s Pick Illinois -36.5

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