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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Wisconsin · #35 · B10 · 0–0Illinois · #7 · B10 · 0–0Sun, Feb 28 · 1:30 PM ETCBSState Farm Center · Champaign, IL
Model line
Illinois −12.7
Win probability
Illinois 91%
Projected tempo
70.6
possessions
Site
Illinois home
9%Win probability91%

The model makes Illinois a 12.7-point favorite, winning about 91 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Wisconsin offense vs Illinois defense

Wisconsin OStatIllinois D
69.0#151Tempo#28566.2
54.5#54eFG%#3247.5
12.8#4TOV%#36511.7
29.1#234ORB%#3326.8
31.5#268FT rate#119.7
12.5#349Block%#3812.5
57.3#67Assist%#13050.7
54.7#662P%#4648.3
36.2#513P%#3631.0
78.8#8FT%—
52.1#63PA rate#8342.5

Illinois offense vs Wisconsin defense

Illinois OStatWisconsin D
66.2#285Tempo#15169.0
55.3#35eFG%#18351.4
13.0#6TOV%#32814.3
39.2#3ORB%#7828.2
32.7#245FT rate#5629.8
8.4#92Block%#2228.6
50.9#219Assist%#14150.8
58.1#202P%#21252.2
35.0#1143P%#15033.4
78.4#13FT%—
50.4#153PA rate#14340.6

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Wisconsin

Thu, Mar 19NHigh Point61L 82–83
Sat, Mar 14NMichigan24L 65–68
Fri, Mar 13NIllinois7W 91–88
Thu, Mar 12NWashington78W 85–82
Sat, Mar 7APurdue29W 97–93

Illinois

Sat, Apr 4NConnecticut3L 62–71
Sat, Mar 28NIowa41W 71–59
Thu, Mar 26NHouston4W 65–55
Sat, Mar 21NVCU53W 76–55
Thu, Mar 19NPenn123W 105–70