The No. 21 Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team (12-2, 2-0 Big Ten) will play host to the Illinois Fighting Illini (8-7, 0-2 Big Ten) Thursday, Jan. 10. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. ET with the game being broadcast on live ESPN TV. Wisconsin will look to improve to 3-0 in the early goings of the Big Ten season.
Oddsmakers at online Sportsbetting.com have installed the Badgers the favorite with a -10 ½-point chalk and -700 on the money line. The game total has yet to be posted.
Illinois leads the all-time series 106-70 over Wisconsin, but the Badgers lead 50-38 in games played in Madison. After four straight Illini wins in the series, the Badgers have won the last two match-ups. The Illini have been victorious in their last two trips to Madison, winning in 2005 and 2006. Illinois is the only Big Ten school to defeat Wisconsin at the Kohl Center during Bo Ryan's tenure.
The Badgers lead the Big Ten in scoring defense (53.9) and second in field goal percentage defense (.378). Wisconsin is 11-0 against unranked teams this season, while Illinois is 0-2 against ranked teams.
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