Pregame: Illinois vs Ohio, Friday, November 27th, 12:00pm CT, BTN

Dan · Nov 26, 2020

Illinois vs Ohio
Friday, November 27th
12:00pm CT
BTN

lstewart53x3 · Nov 26, 2020

Decent competition. 127 on KenPom.

altenberger22 · Nov 26, 2020

lstewart53x3 said:
Decent competition. 127 on KenPom.

Finally -- good! Hard to watch these first two after awhile.

I don't mind leading/winning by 30-40 when it's the #1 team in the nation (Wake Forest in 2004), but I'm glad we're done with the patsies this season.

LvilleILL · Nov 26, 2020

Ohio is tied at half with NC A&T

Hat-trick_Kane · Nov 26, 2020

lstewart53x3 said:
Decent competition. 127 on KenPom.

So what you’re saying is we’re only gonna win by 40?

foby · Nov 26, 2020

So with Ohio winning both games, it works out nicely that this is the "Championship" game.

illiniswish09 · Nov 26, 2020

Nice little tune up before the big boys

Double ACL · Nov 26, 2020

bro if the last two games were hard to watch you haven't been thankful enough on Thanksgiving. Illini are FIRE

altenberger22 said:
Finally -- good! Hard to watch these first two after awhile.

I don't mind leading/winning by 30-40 when it's the #1 team in the nation (Wake Forest in 2004), but I'm glad we're done with the patsies this season.

jrichisamazing · Nov 26, 2020

A win here would be similar to beating the last place B1G team most years. So a 50pt win would actually be very impressive. Ohio should be good enough to keep it under 30.

EyeoftheIllini · Nov 26, 2020

jrichisamazing said:
A win here would be similar to beating the last place B1G team most years. So a 50pt win would actually be very impressive. Ohio should be good enough to keep it under 30.

Agreed. Not sure how this Ohio team compares to last year’s, but last year they lost to Nova by 24, Baylor by 23, Utah by 14, and Purdue by 18. If Illini win by 20-30, have to consider it a nice win.

Miles Leonard · Nov 26, 2020

Probably a bit closer contest. I say we take this by 25-30.

CDRUSN · Nov 26, 2020

I'm hoping by late tomorrow afternoon, the Illini can say "Never tried Bobcat before. Sure tasted good!"

Cairo · Nov 26, 2020

I think we win 40+. Ayo goes off.

Peoria Pipeline · Nov 27, 2020

16 point favorites, I think I might hammer that line.

kyillinifan · Nov 27, 2020

Watching other teams it looks like Gonzaga looks #1. Beat Ohio.

kyillinifan · Nov 27, 2020

Let’s beat the other Ohio on Saturday.

Joel Goodson · Nov 27, 2020

Looking forward to a step up in competition.

altenberger22 · Nov 27, 2020

I watched and really enjoyed the 2nd half of Gonzaga/Kansas yesterday. The Zags scored 102 points vs. #6 KU, so our offensive prowess in the first two isn't nearly as impressive as we probably think it is. I also like the earlier analogy of Ohio equating to the last place team in the Big 10 (#14 NEB currently ranked the lowest in KenPom, just ahead of Ohio).

ILL 87
Ohio 71

I don't think we'll get 15-20 uncontested layups today, like we did against CSU. And, perhaps the walk-ons don't see any action. A 50-point victory against Ohio is a statement that we're moving up at least one spot in the AP rankings on Monday!

Goode-for-3 · Nov 27, 2020

Peoria Pipeline said:
16 point favorites, I think I might hammer that line.

What book do you bet? Not seeing this game in a lot of the ones I normally use

illini55 · Nov 27, 2020

Goode-for-3 said:
What book do you bet? Not seeing this game in a lot of the ones I normally use

Bovada.lv has the game at -16. You can also give more points for a better payoff.

Pregame: Illinois vs Ohio, Friday, November 27th, 12:00pm CT, BTN

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