Illinois at Indiana 2/2/21 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

The No. 19 ranked Illinois Fighting Illini visit Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on Tuesday to play the Indiana Hoosiers. Illinois improved to 11-5 overall and 7-3 in the Big Ten following its 80-75 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Friday. Ayo Dosunmu was the leading scorer for Illinois with 25 points, while Trent Frazier scored 24. Illinois is in second place in the Big Ten 1 ½ games behind first-place Michigan.

Ayo Dosunmu is the leader in scoring and assists with averages of 21.9 points and 4.8 assists per game, while Kofi Cockburn is the second-leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 16.9 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Dosunmu and Cockburn are the only two players for Illinois averaging double figures in scoring and as a team the Fighting Illini are shooting 50.8% overall and 39.9% from 3-point territory.

Indiana dropped to 9-7 overall and 4-5 in the Big Ten following its 74-70 loss to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights last Sunday. Indiana had defeated Iowa in a big upset prior to meeting Rutgers and had never been defeated by Rutgers on its home court prior to Sunday's loss. Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds for the Hoosiers.

Trayce Jackson-Davis is leading Indiana in scoring and rebounding with averages of 20.1 points and a point seven rebounds per game, while Al Durham is the leader in assists with an average of 3.1 per game. Indiana has three players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is shooting 45.9% overall and 34.9% from 3-point territory.