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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Nebraska · #19 · B10 · 0–0Illinois · #7 · B10 · 0–0Tue, Jan 19 · 9:00 PM ETPeacockState Farm Center · Champaign, IL
Model line
Illinois −10.2
Win probability
Illinois 86%
Projected tempo
70.3
possessions
Site
Illinois home
14%Win probability86%

The model makes Illinois a 10.2-point favorite, winning about 86 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.

Nebraska offense vs Illinois defense

Nebraska OStatIllinois D
67.0#247Tempo#28566.2
55.6#27eFG%#3247.5
14.4#38TOV%#36511.7
26.4#314ORB%#3326.8
26.4#356FT rate#119.7
9.3#163Block%#3812.5
65.5#6Assist%#13050.7
58.1#212P%#4648.3
35.5#923P%#3631.0
75.2#74FT%—
50.7#113PA rate#8342.5

Illinois offense vs Nebraska defense

Illinois OStatNebraska D
66.2#285Tempo#24767.0
55.3#35eFG%#3647.7
13.0#6TOV%#4219.2
39.2#3ORB%#5527.7
32.7#245FT rate#725.2
8.4#92Block%#2408.4
50.9#219Assist%#34560.9
58.1#202P%#11350.3
35.0#1143P%#830.1
78.4#13FT%—
50.4#153PA rate#550.0

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.

Nebraska

Thu, Mar 26NIowa41L 71–77
Sat, Mar 21NVanderbilt21W 74–72
Thu, Mar 19NTroy152W 76–47
Fri, Mar 13NPurdue29L 58–74
Sun, Mar 8HIowa41W 84–75

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