Overview
- Tip is 8 p.m. ET at the Breslin Center in East Lansing with TV on FOX and streaming on fuboTV, DirecTV and SlingTV.
- Illinois arrives on a 12-game win streak with recent ranked road wins at Purdue and Nebraska to reach 20-3 overall and 11-1 in Big Ten play.
- Michigan State returns home after back-to-back losses to No. 3 Michigan and Minnesota and looks to halt its skid.
- Day-of odds list Michigan State around -1.5 with a 144.5 total, and a syndicated preview backs the Spartans moneyline as an upset pick.
- Previews highlight a slower-tempo clash between Illinois’ highly efficient attack and a top-5 Michigan State defense with elite offensive rebounding, with Jeremy Fears Jr. and Illini freshman Keaton Wagler flagged as key players to watch.