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    The No. 3 Illinois Fighting Illini (28-8) are 1.5-point underdogs for their Sweet 16 matchup against the No. 2 Iowa State Cyclones (29-7) on Thursday at 10:09 PM ET as the NCAA Tournament continues live from TD Garden and airing on TBS/truTV.

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    • Game Day: Thursday, March 28, 2024
    • Game Time: 10:09 PM ET
    • TV Channel: TBS/truTV
    • Location: Boston, Massachusetts
    • Arena: TD Garden

    Betting Lines for Cyclones vs. Fighting Illini

    Iowa State vs Illinois Betting Information
    Favorite Spread Total
    Iowa State -1.5 146

    Iowa State Betting Stats & Information

    • Iowa State has won 86.4% of its games this season when favored on the moneyline (19-3).
    • The Cyclones have a record of 19-3 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -124 or shorter (86.4% win percentage).
    • The Cyclones have gone 26-10-0 ATS this season.
    • The Cyclones have a 19-8 record against the spread this season when favored by 1.5 points or more.
    • Iowa State’s average point total in matchups this season is 136.8, 9.2 points less than the total in this game.

    Illinois Betting Stats & Info

    • This season, Illinois has been the underdog six times and won three of those games.
    • This season, the Fighting Illini have won two of their five games when they’re the underdog by at least +104 on the moneyline.
    • The Fighting Illini’s ATS record is 21-14-1 this year.
    • When they have played as at least 1.5-point underdogs this season, the Fighting Illini are 4-1-1 against the spread.
    • The average point total for Illinois this season is 11.9 points higher than this game’s over/under.

    Iowa State vs. Illinois Season Stat Comparison

    Iowa State Rank Iowa State AVG Illinois AVG Illinois Rank
    283rd 67.6 Points Scored 74.3 115th
    18th 62.6 Points Allowed 67.2 88th
    247th 33.7 Rebounds 37.8 35th
    60th 9.9 Off. Rebounds 9.9 60th
    285th 6.4 3pt Made 7.6 149th
    117th 13.8 Assists 12.4 230th
    235th 12.4 Turnovers 12.5 249th

    This Matchup’s Impact Players

    Iowa State Cyclones Leaders

    • The scoring leader for the Cyclones this season is Keshon Gilbert, who averages 13.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game.
    • Iowa State’s leading rebounder is Tre King averaging 5.3 boards per game and its best passer is Tamin Lipsey and his 4.9 assists per game.
    • Curtis Jones makes more threes per game than any other member of the Cyclones, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.9 per contest.

    Illinois Fighting Illini Leaders

    • Terrence Shannon Jr. is the top scorer for the Fighting Illini with 23.3 points per game. He also adds four rebounds and 2.3 assists per game to his statistics.
    • The Illinois leaders in rebounding and assists are Quincy Guerrier with 6.2 rebounds per game (he also adds 9.8 points and 0.3 assists per game) and Marcus Domask with four assists per game (he also tacks on 16.1 points and five rebounds per game).
    • Shannon averages 2.4 three-pointers per game, the most on the Fighting Illini.

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