Illinois at Michigan 1/25/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The No. 21 ranked Illinois Fighting Illini visit Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Saturday for a Big Ten tilt with the Michigan Wolverines. Illinois improved to 14-5 overall and 6-2 following its 79-62 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers on Tuesday. Kofi Cockburn led the Illini with 22 points and 15 rebounds. Alan Griffin was ejected from the game and received a two-game ban for stepping on a Purdue player.

Ayo Dosunmu is the leading scorer and leader in assists for Illinois with averages of 15.6 points and 3.5 assists per game. Kofi Cockburn is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder for Illinois with averages of 15.0 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. Illinois has three players averaging double-figures in scoring.

Michigan felt 11-7 overall and 2-5 in the Big Ten following it 72-63 loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions on Wednesday. The Wolverines were led by Zavier Simpson with 18 points, but a cold start to the second half was detrimental to Michigan. The Wolverines missed 18 of their first 21 shots from the field after halftime.

Jon Teske leads Michigan in scoring and rebounding with averages of 14.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Zavier Simpson is the third leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 12.6 points and 8.6 assists per game. Michigan has five players averaging double-figures in scoring.