Wisconsin Badgers (17-3, 8-2 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (15-5, 8-2 Big Ten)
Champaign, Illinois; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Illinois -6.5; over/under is 140
BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Illinois faces the No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers after Kofi Cockburn scored 22 points in Illinoisβ 59-56 victory against the Northwestern Wildcats.
The Fighting Illini have gone 9-2 in home games. Illinois averages 77.2 points while outscoring opponents by 11.4 points per game.
The Badgers are 8-2 in conference matchups. Wisconsin averages 8.3 turnovers per game and is 16-3 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cockburn is averaging 17.6 points and 9.7 rebounds for the Fighting Illini. Alfonso Plummer is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Illinois.
Jonathan Davis is scoring 19.3 points per game with 7.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists for the Badgers. Brad…
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