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Rutgers vs Illinois Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 06 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 01:30
Final 82-73
37-29 45-44
Position#224
Record11-11
FormWLLWL
Points / game76.0
Allowed / game74.6
Rutgers 🏆
USA
vs
Illinois
USA
Position#100
Record15-7
FormLLWLW
Points / game85.3
Allowed / game70.4
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Rutgers v Illinois
05 Feb 2025
RUTG82
ILLI73
02 Dec 2023
RUTG58
ILLI76
16 Feb 2022
RUTG70
ILLI59
20 Dec 2020
RUTG91
ILLI88
15 Feb 2020
RUTG72
ILLI57
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Rutgers winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Illinois winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

RutgersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Columbia
#260
W
91-64
91
64
+27
H30/12
NCAA
Indiana
#132
L
74-84
74
84
-10
A03/01
NCAA
Wisconsin
#43
L
63-75
63
75
-12
H07/01
NCAA
Purdue
#72
L
50-68
50
68
-18
H09/01
NCAA
UCLA
#66
W
75-68
75
68
+7
H13/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#158
W
85-82
85
82
+3
A17/01
NCAA
Penn State
#185
L
72-80
72
80
-8
A20/01
NCAA
Michigan State
#17
L
74-81
74
81
-7
H25/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#191
W
79-72
79
72
+7
A30/01
NCAA
Michigan
#44
L
63-66
63
66
-3
H01/02
NCAA
1H
2H
44-35
47-29
34-41
40-43
34-43
29-32
24-33
26-35
30-33
45-35
40-37
45-45
35-37
37-43
32-35
42-46
43-35
36-37
25-32
38-34
146.6Avg total
72.6Scored
74.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (22)76.074.6150.6+1.350%
Season at home (15)75.572.1147.6+3.553%
Season away (7)76.980.1157.0-3.343%
Last 10 (10)72.674.0146.6-1.440%
Last 5 (5)74.676.2150.8-1.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (17)65.876.1141.8-10.312%
vs Similar (10)79.772.8152.5+6.970%
vs Weaker (3)82.065.3147.3+16.7100%
This opponent (Illinois) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
IllinoisUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oregon
#52
W
109-77
109
77
+32
A03/01
NCAA
Washington
#287
W
81-77
81
77
+4
A05/01
NCAA
Penn State
#185
W
91-52
91
52
+39
H09/01
NCAA
USC
#215
L
72-82
72
82
-10
H11/01
NCAA
Indiana
#132
W
94-69
94
69
+25
A15/01
NCAA
Michigan State
#17
L
78-80
78
80
-2
A19/01
NCAA
Maryland
#35
L
70-91
70
91
-21
H24/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#191
W
83-74
83
74
+9
H26/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#158
L
74-80 OT
74
80
-6
A31/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#172
W
87-79
87
79
+8
H02/02
NCAA
1H
2H
45-38
64-39
42-31
39-46
45-21
46-31
38-35
34-47
60-32
34-37
36-36
42-44
35-38
35-53
43-21
40-53
31-40
39-30
36-42
51-37
160.0Avg total
83.9Scored
76.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (22)85.370.4155.6+14.968%
Season at home (15)86.367.9154.1+18.473%
Season away (7)83.175.7158.9+7.457%
Last 10 (10)83.976.1160.0+7.860%
Last 5 (5)78.480.8159.2-2.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)61.084.0145.0-23.00%
vs Similar (13)85.974.7160.6+11.277%
vs Weaker ◀ (15)85.166.4151.5+18.780%
This opponent (Rutgers) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -2.0-2.01st half: +7.7+7.72nd half2nd half: +0.6+0.62nd half: +0.7+0.7
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -2.0-2.01st half: +7.7+7.72nd half2nd half: +0.6+0.62nd half: +0.7+0.7
RutgersIllinois
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
RutgersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Columbia
#260
W
44-35
44
35
+9
H30/12
NCAA
Indiana
#132
L
34-41
34
41
-7
A03/01
NCAA
Wisconsin
#43
L
34-43
34
43
-9
H07/01
NCAA
Purdue
#72
L
24-33
24
33
-9
H09/01
NCAA
UCLA
#66
L
30-33
30
33
-3
H13/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#158
W
40-37
40
37
+3
A17/01
NCAA
Penn State
#185
L
35-37
35
37
-2
A20/01
NCAA
Michigan State
#17
L
32-35
32
35
-3
H25/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#191
W
43-35
43
35
+8
A30/01
NCAA
Michigan
#44
L
25-32
25
32
-7
H01/02
NCAA
70.2Avg total
34.1Scored
36.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.035.869.8-1.730%-
Last 30 at home (18)34.933.868.8+1.139%-
Last 30 away (12)32.738.771.3-6.017%-
Last 10 (10)34.136.170.2-2.030%-
Last 5 (5)35.035.270.2-0.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (17)31.136.667.7-5.56%-
vs Similar (10)37.736.273.9+1.560%-
vs Weaker (3)38.329.768.0+8.767%-
This opponent (Illinois) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
IllinoisLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oregon
#52
W
45-38
45
38
+7
A03/01
NCAA
Washington
#287
W
42-31
42
31
+11
A05/01
NCAA
Penn State
#185
W
45-21
45
21
+24
H09/01
NCAA
USC
#215
W
38-35
38
35
+3
H11/01
NCAA
Indiana
#132
W
60-32
60
32
+28
A15/01
NCAA
Michigan State
#17
D
36-36
36
36
+0
A19/01
NCAA
Maryland
#35
L
35-38
35
38
-3
H24/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#191
W
43-21
43
21
+22
H26/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#158
L
31-40
31
40
-9
A31/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#172
L
36-42
36
42
-6
H02/02
NCAA
74.5Avg total
41.1Scored
33.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.332.072.2+8.373%-
Last 30 at home (20)41.632.173.8+9.575%-
Last 30 away (10)37.631.669.2+6.070%-
Last 10 (10)41.133.474.5+7.760%-
Last 5 (5)36.235.471.6+0.820%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)29.033.062.0-4.00%-
vs Similar (13)39.735.775.4+4.062%-
vs Weaker ◀ (15)42.328.670.9+13.793%-
This opponent (Rutgers) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
3
Rutgers wins
6
Illinois wins
DateGameScore
21/01/24Illinois v Rutgers86-63
02/12/23Rutgers v Illinois58-76
11/02/23Illinois v Rutgers69-60
17/02/22Rutgers v Illinois70-59
04/12/21Illinois v Rutgers86-51
12/03/21Illinois v Rutgers90-68
20/12/20Rutgers v Illinois91-88
15/02/20Rutgers v Illinois72-57
11/01/20Illinois v Rutgers54-51
Rutgerslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/02/25HMichigan63-66
30/01/25ANorthwestern79-72
25/01/25HMichigan State74-81
20/01/25APenn State72-80
17/01/25ANebraska85-82
13/01/25HUCLA75-68
09/01/25HPurdue50-68
07/01/25HWisconsin63-75
03/01/25AIndiana74-84
30/12/24HColumbia91-64
Illinoislast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
02/02/25HOhio State87-79
31/01/25ANebraska74-80 OT
26/01/25HNorthwestern83-74
24/01/25HMaryland70-91
19/01/25AMichigan State78-80
15/01/25AIndiana94-69
11/01/25HUSC72-82
09/01/25HPenn State91-52
05/01/25AWashington81-77
03/01/25AOregon109-77

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Rutgers
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWL50%
HomeLLWLL53%
AwayLLWLW43%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games22157
Win %50%53%43%
Points / game76.075.576.9
Allowed / game74.672.180.1
Point differential+1.3+3.5-3.3
Avg total150.6147.6157.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+23%33%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won44% (9)33% (6)67% (3)
Overtime %5%0%14%
Illinois
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLW68%
HomeWLLWW73%
AwayWWWLL57%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games22157
Win %68%73%57%
Points / game85.386.383.1
Allowed / game70.467.975.7
Point differential+14.9+18.4+7.4
Avg total155.6154.1158.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+45%53%29%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)0% (1)50% (4)
Overtime %9%0%29%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Michigan State2218482%79.567.1+12.4
2 Wisconsin2318578%81.370.2+11.0
3 Purdue2318578%78.268.5+9.7
4 Maryland2217577%83.065.5+17.5
5 Michigan2217577%82.270.5+11.7
6 UCLA2317674%75.464.3+11.1
7 Oregon2316770%76.471.3+5.0
8 Illinois2215768%85.370.4+14.9
9 Nebraska2214864%75.671.1+4.5
10 Indiana2314961%76.573.6+2.9
11 Ohio State2213959%80.071.4+8.5
12 Iowa2213959%85.579.0+6.5
13 USC2213959%76.672.6+4.0
14 Penn State23131057%81.472.5+8.9
15 Northwestern23131057%74.069.9+4.1
16 Minnesota23121152%68.868.7+0.2
17 Rutgers22111150%76.074.6+1.3
18 Washington20101050%71.472.1-0.7
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Rutgers374582
Illinois294473
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