Nebraska vs Illinois Picks and Prediction – 2/4/2024

By: Danaiel Henderson |

Last Updated: 02/03/2024 at 11:13 PM ET

Nebraska at Illinois 02/04/24 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
Game Start: 2/4/2024, 11:30 PM UTC
Latest Odds: ILL -9.5 ; OU 154.5

This Sunday evening at 6:00 PM Eastern February 4th, 2024 the Nebraska Cornhuskers are set to face the Illinois Fighting Illini in Champagne, Illinois in the Wells Fargo Center. Stay tuned we've got you covered on all the free College Basketball picks and best betting angles here at Picks and Parlays your leader in free sports betting picks!

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are 16-6, 1-5 on the road sitting in 4th place in the Big Ten conference. Offensively, the Cornhuskers are averaging 77 points, 38 rebounds and 15 assists. Defensively, the Cornhuskers are allowing 66 points, and are averaging 2 blocks and 4.6 steals.

Key players for the Cornhuskers are Reink Mast averaging 13.7 points. Reink Mast is also leading the Cornhuskers in rebounds and assists averaging 3.1 assists and 8.4 rebounds per game.

The Illinois Fighting Illini are 16-5, 11-2 at home, sitting in 3rd place in the Big Ten conference. Offensively, the Illini are averaging 82 points, 42 rebounds and 12 assists. Defensively, the Illini are allowing 69 points, and are averaging 4.2 blocks and 4.6 steals.

Key players for the Illini are scoring leader Marcus Domask averaging 15.5 points. Quincy Guerrier averaging 7.6 rebounds and Marcus Domask averaging 3.4 assists per game.

Nebraska vs Illinois Prediction

Nebraska vs Illinois Pick Analysis

Betting Trends for Illinois vs Nebraska

Nebraska

The Cornhuskers are 3-2 SU in their last 5 games.
The over is 3-1-1 in the Cornhuskers last 5 games.

Illinois

The Illini are 4-1 SU in their Cornhuskers last 5 games.
The over is 4-1 in the Cornhuskers last 5 games.

Our Free NCAA Basketball Pick for Illinois vs Nebraska

Illinois Fighting Illini -9.5

We think this Illinois team is superior to the Cornhuskers. The Fighting Illini are 5 points better offensively and a point better defensively. We think home court advantage will play a roll in this game and the Illini will roll past the Cornhuskers. Our best bet is ILL -9.5. Final score prediction, the Illinois Fighting Illini wins, covers the spread and the total goes over 86-75.