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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: ILLINICHIEF on March 30, 2026, 01:20:31 AM
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Alright, Alright, Alright.....time for B1G boy basketball.....long hard road to get back here. Time to show the naysayers, the doubters, ALL the forgetabouter's what ILLINI ball is all about. 30-0 B.S. be gone, monkey on the back jump the F**K off.
We gotta rebound, we gotta smack them in the chops first, second and last!!! 5 guys in double digits, not 2 like last time we met!! No lazy starts.
Defend like we've been doing, no letdown, no nerves, no bellyflops, and take care of the pill.
Keys:
Get Reed in trouble, Reibe will spell him, but that kid ain't asian so he can't get them a win....
Karaban....locate at all times....nothing easy, smack him down Humrichous/Stoyakovic
Ball can't be allowed to Ball out, find him, limit him, deflate that shit!!
ILLINI just has to do what they've been doin....raise the previous matchup FG % by 5% (37%) and the 3pt% by say 12-15% (36%) with choice shots...block 4-5 shots...and we get one more revenge on this Bout Damn Time Tour!!!
Early line is -1.5 ILLINI with an over of 139.5, if the ILLINI continue their defensive run as of late....that will be a hard one to bet.
End of Day for UCONN and Surly Hurley....Illini 76 - UCONN 71 Natty Game up Next
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A 5:09 tip for a game that I'm still surprised that we opened as favorites
Beat UConn !!
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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48348039/arizona-michigan-co-favorites-bettors-back-uconn
DraftKings reports early action backing the Huskies against the Illini, with a majority of bets and handle on UConn's moneyline and spread; theScore Bet also notes more tickets backing UConn +2.5, though there's a positive handle split toward Illinois -2.5.
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No go through The I Fund, but The
PAThey will still be in the house Saturday....
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Still debating it, tix are quite spendy
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Obviously harder due to two local teams, but the prices for the S16/E8 games dropped a lot as the week progressed. This is in a very large venue.
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Illini bet big on Europe and it paid off:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7154541/2026/03/28/illinois-iowa-score-result-takeaways-march-madness/