Illinois Fighting Illini versus Ohio St Buckeyes CBS TV Big Ten Conference Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 13, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The Illinois Fighting Illini will face the Ohio St Buckeyes in the semifinal round of the Big Ten conference tournament on Saturday afternoon. Tip off time at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Indiana is scheduled for 1:40PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening point spread in this game and it was the Ohio St Buckeyes coming in as a 6 point betting favorite with the over under coming in at 122.

The money has come in early on the side of the favorite, as the Ohio St Buckeyes are currently a 7-point betting favorite. The total has seen the early movement come on the side of the over, as the game is lined at 128 for the bettors to play into.

Money line gamblers on the side of the Ohio St Buckeyes will lay –300 odds with the underdog Illinois Fighting Illini bringing back +220 to win this game without the need for taking the points.

This will be the third meeting between these schools on Saturday. It was the Ohio St Buckeyes with the 72-53 blowout victory on February 14th as a 2 point road favorite. The Buckeyes enjoyed a great shooting night by hitting on 53.1% of their shots in victory. The teams then met in Ohio St to close out the regular season and it was the Buckeyes posting the 73-57 victory as a 9 ½ point home favorite back on March 2nd. Illinois once again had a poor shooting night against the Buckeyes converting on just 38.3% of their shots.

Illinois is a bubble team entering the Big Ten conference semifinals. The Fighting Illini sits at 19-13 on the season. They are coming off a nice 58-54 victory over Wisconsin in the quarterfinal round. Illinois enjoyed a 52.5% shooting performance in their victory while limiting the Badgers to a miserable 28.6%. Illinois played like a desperate team as they out rebounded the Badgers by a 35-30 margin. Center Mike Tisdale led the Fighting Illini with 21 points on 8 of 10 shooting from the field. It was a much needed victory by Illinois as they had lost three straight and 5 of 6 entering the Big 12 conference tournament.

Ohio St is a lock for the NCAA Tournament as they sit with an overall record of 25-7. The team is competing for a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes were matched with the Michigan Wolverines in the quarterfinals and earned a 69-68 victory as guard Evan Turner hit a last second three point shot. The Buckeyes shot 51.9% from the field in victory over the Wolverines but allowed Michigan 49% shooting. Evan Turner led the Buckeyes with 18 points in victory.

Trend: The Under is 4-1 in their past 5 meetings

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