Any word on who will be returning from the 89 team?
Vegas says Illinois -2.5
Feels about right to me. These are two very evenly matched teams, despite the records. (Recall that Penn St. got jobbed in an overtime loss to Purdue, among other things.) Of note, the only team in the B1G with a tougher SoS than Illinois per Pomeroy is PSU -- they're #2, and we're #3.Vegas says Illinois -2.5
Sad to say, but it would be nice if a home game against a team at the bottom of the league was a lock. Yes, PSU has played alot of teams tough/close, but their only road win was NU - a team we should be 10 points better than by now.Goes without saying, but this would be a huge win
Not sure if any game for any team in the league is really considered "a lock" this year. No cupcakes at all.Sad to say, but it would be nice if a home game against a team at the bottom of the league was a lock. Yes, PSU has played alot of teams tough/close, but their only road win was NU - a team we should be 10 points better than by now.
Boy, we really need to put this team in the rear view in the last 10 minutes.
Yes...think they are selling at sfc and gameday..check fightingillini.comKenny Battle.
Toughness. Name. Still my all-time favorite Illini! Do they make a 33-Battle bobble head?
Rakocevic was playing for USC in the same game. He looked pretty good.I was watching Oregon tonight and remembered how bummed I was that we didn't get Okoro and had this 3rd wheel, 300ish ranked recruit instead. I was not liking our prospects inside at all. Glad to be terribly wrong. It's funny how things worked out.
Watch for AG to have a breakout game. It’s time.
If I’m in Vegas this weekend I lay $100 on the Illini -2.5. And that’s a lot of money to me. The home crowd should be worth 10 at least. We win this 78-66.Gonna be a close one!
I agree, but it doesn't seem like he would fit in BU's locker room, based on rumors. It seems we're blessed with young men buying into the future. Yes!Rakocevic was playing for USC in the same game. He looked pretty good.
Nope.I think our boys will be happy to be home and think we'll take this by 6. Brad does a pretty good job of taking the main threat away from a team and Stevens is 7 points ahead of anyone else on the team. They look to be 32% from 3 - so not huge from the outside.
Anyone else thinking we might see some Samba Kane in this game?
Where does anyone say they want him before GB?Nope.
Not unless it is a blow out. Adonis and GB are playing much better on both ends of the court. I dont understand why Illini fans would want Kane in the game at the 5 nstead of one of these two. Penn Srate fans would. Adonis has played great lately on both ends. He has been drawing charges and getting steals. There is a huge gap IMO between GB, AD and Kane at least for this season. Plus, it seems like he needs to improve in practice to earn more quality minutes.