Thursday CBB

[Ashton Sports]

CBB : 2* ILLINOIS





Over the last 4+ seasons Assembly Hall in Champaign has been as close to a lock as any home court or stadium is sports. The Illini has posted a 60-2 SU record on their home floor and that includes an 84-65 wrecking of Ohio State. I bring up the Buckeyes only because the Hawkeyes traveled to Columbus 12 days ago and got crushed 81-69 catching 3 points.

Steve Alford’s crew is 13-3 SU including a 4-2 SU/ATS road record but they face a UI team that is off to their best start (18-0) in school history. Illinois has actually dropped 3 straight games to the line but with this game showing up on National TV look for Dee Brown and Luther Head (16.3 PPG) to showcase big time.

Iowa will also not want to be embarrassed on the Prime-Time stage but they face match-up problems all over the floor especially underneath. The Illini should be able to exploit the Iowa frontcourt and that will only serve to open up things on the perimeter.

Iowa has dropped 5 straight ATS but those were as a chalk or small pup. Their last 3 games have also been a telling sign of their struggles as they include the aforementioned Buckeyes and also lackluster performances against Minnesota and Michigan.

[joepa66]

Yo....what are your year to date totals bro?
Sounds like a service play in disguise to me.....

[redsfann]

Banging my Hawkeyes even more now after reading this drivel.....:yeah:

[devilray]

Weak Illinois couldnt even cover against Northwestern, I dont know what happens here but Illinois is weak and will be beaten soon.

[Nigel Tufnel]

Weak is a pretty strong word...especially when describing the No. 1 team in the country. I agree that they will be beaten at some point...do they have to go to Wisky? But I saw that "weak" Illinois team dismantle both Wake Forest and Cincy...don't know about tonight's game...but calling Illinois weak? Cmon, now.

[Stifler's Mom]

I don't know that Illinois is weak, but yes, they will lose sooner or later.

Yes, they go to Wisky, and yes, i do believe they will probably lose there like they do every year, although Wisky ain't the same team they were in years past.

I doubt the Illini go down tonight though, not at home and on national TV.

[TEXAN]

Ashton Sports runs their own touting service and has their own web site. I had mentioned it earlier, but I assumed he received permission to be on the site since I didn't hear anything.