Illinois Fighting Illini vs Penn State Nittany Lions 12/23/2020 NCAAB Picks, Game Analysis & Previews

Illinois Fighting Illini vs Penn State Nittany Lions 12/23/2020

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Illinois Fighting Illini	-2 (-107)	152.5 o (-107)	-170
Penn State Nittany Lions	+2 (-107)	152.5 u (-107)	+150

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Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini lost their last game against Rutgers Scarlet Knights when they scored 88 and gave up 91. The Fighting Illini was a tough opponent for the Knights, but they failed to score those extra points. Ayo Dosunmu managed to touch 22 points with six assists and 11 boards in their loss. Following Dosunmu was Trent Frazier with 19 points and five assists. The Fighting Illini managed to convert 34 of their 63 field goal attempts and were impressive with 60 percent of their attempts from the three-point radar.

Players to watch: A. Dosunmu G (GP 8 MIN 33.9 PTS 22.6 REB 8 AST 5.3 STL 0.9 BLK 0.3 TO 3.3 FG% 51.1 FT% 76.7 3PT% 38.5), K. Cockburn C (GP 8 MIN 25.1 PTS 16.8 REB 9.8 AST 0.1 STL 0.3 BLK 1.1 TO 2.1 FG% 64.9 FT% 59.6 3PT% 0), A. Miller G (GP 8 MIN 26.5 PTS 10.4 REB 1.9 AST 1 STL 0.8 BLK 0 TO 1.3 FG% 42.9 FT% 80 3PT% 38.5)

Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State will need to work on their overall performance if they want to get past opponents in the Big 10 play. The Lions are coming off a defeat against Michigan Wolverines in their last game. Penn State scored 58 and gave up 62 in return. Izaiah Brockington touched 14 pints and six rebounds in their defeat while Sam Sessoms managed to touch 10 points. The Lions touched 20 of their 65 field goal attempts and they are shooting at 36.8 percent from the three-point radar.

Players to watch: S. Lundy F (GP 5 MIN 28.6 PTS 14.4 REB 3.4 AST 0.6 STL 0.6 BLK 1 TO 1.6 FG% 44.6 FT% 85.7 3PT% 37), I. Brockington G (GP 5 MIN 28.4 PTS 14 REB 5.6 AST 0.8 STL 0.8 BLK 0.6 TO 1 FG% 47.3 FT% 70.6 3PT% 42.9), S. Sessoms G (GP 5 MIN 26.6 PTS 11.8 REB 1.4 AST 3.4 STL 1.6 BLK 0.4 TO 2.2 FG% 41.8 FT% 60 3PT% 43.8).

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llinois Fighting Illini

Illinois is 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Illinois’ last 6 games.
Illinois is 10-4 SU in their last 14 games.
Illinois is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games against Penn State.
Illini is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against Penn State.

Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Penn State’s last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Penn State’s last 14 games against Illinois.
Penn State is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Penn State’s last 7 games when playing at home against Illinois.