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    Pregame: Illinois vs Fairleigh Dickinson, Monday, November 2nd, 7:00pm CT, BTN

    This is one of only two opponents on the schedule with a team projection among the 300s (Eastern Illinois). They should win by 40. It would be fun to see if they can clear 100 points and hold them under 50.
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    2026-2027 Season Predictions Thread

    11-1 19-1 30-2 BTT champs NCAA champs Losses to Missouri and home to Northwestern
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Oregon

    Heh my first thought after that big Anderson run was "wait that's too fast, need to drag it out longer"
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    Illinois 105, Cincinnati 96 (Exhibition) Postgame

    It's football season, and these are just exhibitions that don't really demand deep analysis.
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    Illinois 105, Cincinnati 96 (Exhibition) Postgame

    Nice to keep a tournament team at arms length on their floor using an exhibition roster rotation without Illini's best player.
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    Coaching Carousel (Basketball)

    Feels more to me like they went through fall practices, Altman saw the quality of his team, and decided he'd had enough.
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    Illini Basketball 2026-2027

    Basketball season starts today, weeks earlier than usual.
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    College Sports (Basketball)

    Bracket prediction articles in September are completely pointless and stupid always, but this one might be the best example of why they are pointless and stupid:
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    Chicago Cubs 2026

    He'd mostly go for 3 batters, and if he didn't get them all out, it would result in less than an inning.
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    Chicago Cubs 2026

    Last year, all relievers had to face at least 3 batters, so that's not true.
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    David Mirkovic suffers left foot injury

    Keep in mind, even if it's a 3 month recovery, that puts it at the start of November, we'll before conference play.
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    2026 NBA Draft Thread

    Any time you can use a top 10 pick on a player whose range is described as "rim finisher" you have to do it.
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    2026 FIFA World Cup Thread

    Morocco-Brazil was fun for about 50 minutes. After that both teams slowed the pace to a crawl, trying not to lose.
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    2026 FIFA World Cup Thread

    Italy is Indiana. They keep insisting they're relevant but haven't accomplished anything large scale for 20 years.
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    2026 FIFA World Cup Thread

    Fun article about the World Cup as explained by college basketball: https://www.basketunderreview.com/the-2026-world-cup-explained-by-college-basketball/ TLDR: Each team is compared to a college basketball program Group A Mexico - Tennessee (always in the tournament, never goes deep) South...
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