Who do we have for Best bets today guys..
Here is mine for today-
787 Illinois 7.5 (-110) 5Dimes vs 788 IowaAnalysis: Illinois is one of the first four in...Coming off back to back losses, i expect a big effort from the Fighting Illini tonight. Last two games for Illinois gave them a big test with Wisky, and Sparty...I think a drop in class here will help them tonight..Illinois understands how they sit in the big picture right now. They can rattle off 4 straight wins and find themselves inside the field of 64...A loss here they might be looking at the play in game. No team wants that road to start the bif dance...Illinois has had success on the road, but it's been limited. Wins at Mich St, Northwestern are really the only two road wins...They lost 6 road games..I feel the spot here favors Illinois just a tad...Iowa is coming off two wins in a row,but to Rutgers and Nebraska..This is a step up for them tonight...So we have some opposites to deal with on the floor for the start of this one..Stat wise both teams on offense are just about the same..They avg 70ppg and the rebounding edge goes to the Hawkeyes...Illinois is very good at not turning the ball over & steals..So i think this can be a back and forth type of game...I don't think with these two conf teams doing battle we will see a big run to hurt each other..Iowa needs this game as well, so don't be fooled with Illinois as i stated whats on the line. Iowa beat up on Nebraska so bad that, Nebraska's head coach locked the facility for his players...Maybe that plays in the mind of Iowa and makes them a little to confident as well...Illinois is a very good free throw shooting team and i look for the Fighting Illini to impose a presence in the paint tonight..They will be looking for cheap fouls on the Iowa big down low..One thing about Iowa is they play scrappy, and that can lead to frustration if Illinois can muck this game up with fouls...I like a strong free throw shooting team. That always keeps games and margins close if we need buckets...On the defensive end Iowa and Illinois are very good..Iowa gets the nod in most of the categories but a few..Conference game with a lot on the line and i can get 7.5 with a team that had two tough losses to two good teams as well..This is the only meeting for these teams so no home revenge here for Iowa. Iowa has Penn St on deck on the road and Indiana on the road..So maybe just a bit of a look ahead here for Iowa..Not much , but should be noted...I think this one is tight tonight with Illinois giving 100% all game..Think this falls within the 3-4 pt range as a final..Best of luck !!