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Prediction updated: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Illinois
Fightin' Illini
Big 10
73
57% win prob
Neutral
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Connecticut
Huskies
Big East
70
43% win prob
Neutral
POINT SPREAD
Illinois by 2.67
TOTAL POINTS
143
UPDATED
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
RATINGS
Illinois
Connecticut
|
98
A+
|
Overall |
99
A+
|
|
98
A+
|
Power |
98
A+
|
|
98
A+
|
Offensive |
93
A-
|
|
97
A+
|
Defensive |
99
A+
|
|
98
A+
|
SoS (Current) |
97
A+
|
|
98
A+
|
SoS (Future) |
97
A+
|
RANKINGS
Illinois
Connecticut
| 10 | Overall | 4 |
| 6 | Power | 9 |
| 11 | Offensive | 61 |
| 19 | Defensive | 3 |
| 9 | SoS (Current) | 19 |
| 9 | SoS (Future) | 19 |
RECORDS
Illinois
Connecticut
|
0-2 (0%) |
Head to Head |
2-0 (100%) |
|
28-9 (75.7%) |
Overall |
34-6 (85%) |
|
14-3 (82.4%) |
Home |
15-2 (88.2%) |
|
7-2 (77.8%) |
Away |
9-2 (81.8%) |
|
5-9 (35.7%) |
Versus Top 25 |
10-4 (71.4%) |
|
16-9 (64%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
20-4 (83.3%) |
|
12-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
14-2 (87.5%) |
|
6-4 (60%) |
Last 10 Games |
7-3 (70%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Illinois
Connecticut
| #5 Purdue | Best Win | #3 Duke |
| #24 UCLA | Worst Loss | #105 Marquette |
| 58 pts vs #284 Jackson St | Largest MOV | 63 pts vs #319 MA Lowell |
| 14 pts vs #1 Michigan | Largest MOD | 20 pts vs #7 St John's |
OTHER STATISTICS
Illinois
Connecticut
| 83.2 | Points per Game | 76.6 |
| 68.8 | Points Against | 65.2 |
| 86.1 | Home PPG | 79.7 |
| 65.8 | Home PA | 62.6 |
| 84.8 | Away PPG | 75.5 |
| 76.1 | Away PA | 67.4 |
| 786-493 | Opponent Record | 804-543 |
| 77.2 | Avg Opponent Rank | 85.7 |
| W 12 | Longest Streak | W 18 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Illinois
Connecticut
| Apr 4 (4) Connecticut (34-6) L 62-71 | Apr 6 (1) Michigan (37-3) L 63-69 |
| Mar 28 Iowa (25-13) W 71-59 | Apr 4 (10) Illinois (28-9) W 71-62 |
| Mar 26 (6) Houston (30-7) W 65-55 | Mar 29 (3) Duke (35-3) W 73-72 |
| Mar 21 VCU (28-8) W 76-55 | Mar 27 (9) Michigan St (27-8) W 67-63 |
| Mar 19 Penn (17-12) W 105-70 | Mar 22 (24) UCLA (24-12) W 73-57 |
| Mar 13 (22) Wisconsin (24-11) L 88-91 | Mar 20 Furman (19-13) W 82-71 |
| Mar 8 at Maryland (13-22) W 78-72 | Mar 14 (7) St John's (30-7) L 52-72 |
| Mar 3 vs Oregon (12-20) W 80-54 | Mar 13 Georgetown (16-18) W 67-51 |
| Feb 27 vs (1) Michigan (37-3) L 70-84 | Mar 12 Xavier (15-18) W 93-68 |
| Feb 21 at (24) UCLA (24-12) L 94-95 | Mar 7 at Marquette (12-20) L 62-68 |
