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

Rutgers at Illinois

1:30 am • BTN

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

8-7

55 - 81

Illinois Fighting Illini

11-3

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Rutgers 8-7	+21.5	+23.5-118	o149.5-107	+2000
Illinois 11-3	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

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NCAAB Public Betting

Illinois are 4-1 in their last 5 games.
Illinois are 3-2 in their last 5 games against the spread
Illinois are 3-2 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 3 of Illinois' 9 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Illinois	8-6	5-4	3-2	5-4	1-1
Rutgers	5-10	5-7	0-3	1-6	4-4

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Illinois	4-10	3-6	1-4	4-5	0-2
Rutgers	8-7	5-7	3-0	3-4	5-3

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Illinois	11-3	N/A	N/A	7-2	1-1
Rutgers	8-7	N/A	N/A	6-1	2-6

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

Ty Rodgers
G/F
Rodgers is out for season with redshirt
Out for Season

Emmanuel Ogbole
C
Ogbole is out for season with knee
Out for Season

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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 8-7	N/A	N/A
Illinois 11-3	N/A	N/A

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

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