Minnesota vs. Illinois Odds & Betting Predictions - January 17, 2026

Minnesota at Illinois

5:00 pm • BTN

Minnesota Golden Gophers

11-13

67 - 77

Illinois Fighting Illini

20-5

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Minnesota 11-13	+15.5	+15.5-110	o142.5-110	+900
Illinois 20-5	u138.5	-15.5-110	u142.5-112	-1600

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ILL -15.5-105

ILL -8.5 (1H)-105

ILL -15.5-110

0.5u

MINN +16.5-110

0.91u

Over 138.5-110

0.91u

Minnesota vs Illinois: Take This Side to Cover
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Jan 17, 2026 UTC

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NCAAB Public Betting

Illinois are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Illinois are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Illinois are 7-3 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 2 of Illinois' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 6 of Illinois' 15 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Illinois	15-10	8-7	7-3	10-7	3-2
Minnesota	10-14	7-8	3-6	3-7	6-7

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Illinois	10-15	6-9	4-6	8-9	2-3
Minnesota	10-14	5-10	5-4	3-7	7-6

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Illinois	20-5	N/A	N/A	14-3	3-2
Minnesota	11-13	N/A	N/A	6-4	4-9

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Jan 15th	@NW	W 79-68	-9.5 W	U 151.5	ILL -455
Jan 11th	@IOWA	W 75-69	-1.5 W	O 141.5	ILL -125
Jan 9th	RUTG	W 81-55	-23.5 W	U 149.5	ILL -5000
Jan 4th	@PSU	W 73-65	-14.5 L	U 156.5	ILL -1450
Dec 29th	SOU	W 90-55	-33.5 W	U 163.5	-

Kylan Boswell
G
Boswell is out with hand
Out
Andrej Stojakovic
G
Stojakovic is out with ankle
Out
Jason Jakstys
C
Jakstys is out for season with undisclosed
Out for Season

Robert Vaihola
F
Vaihola is out for season with knee
Out for Season
BJ Omot
F
Omot is out for season with leg
Out for Season
Chance Stephens
G
Stephens is out with illness
Out

Nehemiah Turner
F
Turner is questionable with undisclosed
Questionable

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Minnesota

Illinois

26-65 (40%)

Field Goals

24-59 (41%)

3-3 (100%)

Free Throws

16-19 (84%)

12-35 (34%)

13-35 (37%)

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Steals

Blocks

Fouls

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MatchupOverUnder
Minnesota 11-13	N/A	N/A
Illinois 20-5	N/A	N/A

Minnesota vs. Illinois Odds & Betting Predictions - January 17, 2026

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