Illinois-Penn State Big Ten Conference Tournament

The fans at Conseco Fieldhouse will be treated to a game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Penn State Nittany Lions when they take their seats on Thursday.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Illinois was in tough on Saturday, but pulled out a 67-58 win over visiting Minnesota. Illinois covered the 5-point spread, and the 125 points were a PUSH against the posted total of 125.

Trent Meacham led the way with 21 points, and shot 6-for-9 from the field. Calvin Brock added 17 for Illinois.

The Nittany Lions defeated Indiana 68-64 in overtime as an 8-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (138.5).

Jeff Brooks scored 12 points for Penn State and David Jackson added 11 points in the win.

Team records:
Illinois: 13-18 SU, 12-19 ATS
Penn State: 15-15 SU, 12-14-1 ATS

Illinois most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 8-2
After a win are 1-9

Penn State most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
After playing Indiana are 2-8
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Illinois's last 6 games
Illinois is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing Penn State
Illinois is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Illinois is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games
Penn State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Illinois
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Penn State's last 13 games
Penn State is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
Penn State is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing Illinois

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