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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Iowa · #41 · B10 · 0–0Illinois · #7 · B10 · 0–0Sat, Mar 6 · 8:00 PM ETFoxState Farm Center · Champaign, IL
Model line
Illinois −13.9
Win probability
Illinois 93%
Projected tempo
68.5
possessions
Site
Illinois home
7%Win probability93%

The model makes Illinois a 13.9-point favorite, winning about 93 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.

Iowa offense vs Illinois defense

Iowa OStatIllinois D
63.1#363Tempo#28566.2
56.3#20eFG%#3247.5
15.2#81TOV%#36511.7
30.6#177ORB%#3326.8
35.3#171FT rate#119.7
8.3#73Block%#3812.5
57.4#65Assist%#13050.7
58.5#162P%#4648.3
35.5#913P%#3631.0
77.0#34FT%—
41.9#1353PA rate#8342.5

Illinois offense vs Iowa defense

Illinois OStatIowa D
66.2#285Tempo#36363.1
55.3#35eFG%#24552.6
13.0#6TOV%#1520.6
39.2#3ORB%#6928.1
32.7#245FT rate#27838.6
8.4#92Block%#3256.6
50.9#219Assist%#14851.1
58.1#202P%#26853.8
35.0#1143P%#16533.7
78.4#13FT%—
50.4#153PA rate#18539.4

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.

Iowa

Sat, Mar 28NIllinois7L 59–71
Thu, Mar 26NNebraska19W 77–71
Sun, Mar 22NFlorida2W 73–72
Fri, Mar 20NClemson44W 67–61
Thu, Mar 12NOhio St.26L 69–72

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