No. 14 Wisconsin takes road win streak into matchup with Illinois
Wisconsin Badgers (11-2, 3-0 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (9-5, 0-3 Big Ten)
Champaign, Illinois; Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Illinois -7; over/under is 131.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Wisconsin will try to keep its three-game road win streak alive when the Badgers face Illinois.
The Fighting Illini are 7-1 on their home court. Illinois is fourth in the Big Ten scoring 76.8 points while shooting 46.1% from the field.
The Badgers have gone 3-0 against Big Ten opponents. Wisconsin averages 68.5 points while outscoring opponents by 7.3 points per game.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Terrence Shannon Jr. is averaging 17.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Fighting Illini. Dain Dainja is averaging 10.6 points and 5.7 rebounds over the last 10 games for Illinois.
Steven Crowl is averaging 11.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Badgers. Tyler Wahl is averaging 13.2 points over the last 10 games for Wisconsin.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fighting Illini: 5-5, averaging 72.0 points, 35.0 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 6.9 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.1 points per game.
Badgers: 8-2, averaging 68.9 points, 29.1 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 7.8 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
