Rutgers vs. Illinois Odds & Betting Predictions - January 9, 2026

Rutgers at Illinois

1:30 am • BTN

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

14-19

55 - 81

Illinois Fighting Illini

24-8

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Rutgers 14-19	+21.5	+23.5-118	o149.5-107	+2000
Illinois 24-8	u146.5	-23.5-102	u149.5-112	-5000

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January 09, 2026

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ILL -22-110

ILL -21.5-110

$100.00

ILL -22.5-105

0.48u

ILL -22.5-110

RUTG +21.5-110

Rutgers vs Illinois: Value on Fighting Illini
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Jan 8, 2026 UTC

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NCAAB Public Betting

Illinois are 2-3 in their last 5 games.
Illinois are 1-4 in their last 5 games against the spread
Illinois are 8-5 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 3 of Illinois' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 7 of Illinois' 19 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Illinois	18-14	10-9	8-5	13-10	3-3
Rutgers	17-16	10-9	7-7	3-6	14-10

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Illinois	14-18	7-12	7-6	12-11	2-4
Rutgers	19-14	9-10	10-4	3-6	16-8

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Illinois	24-8	N/A	N/A	18-5	3-3
Rutgers	14-19	N/A	N/A	8-1	6-18

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
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	-
Dec 23rd	@MIZZ	W 91-48	-8.5 W	U 153.5	ILL -474
Dec 13th	NEB	L 80-83	-9.5 L	O 155.5	NEB -652
Dec 10th	@OSU	W 88-80	-3.5 W	O 162.5	ILL -161

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Rutgers

Illinois

23-63 (37%)

Field Goals

26-59 (44%)

3-8 (38%)

Free Throws

18-21 (86%)

6-22 (27%)

11-31 (35%)

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Steals

Blocks

Fouls

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MatchupOverUnder
Rutgers 14-19	N/A	N/A
Illinois 24-8	N/A	N/A

Rutgers vs. Illinois Odds & Betting Predictions - January 9, 2026

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