It’s been a tough start to 2024 ๐ฌ for the best teams in college basketball. In just the past two days, five top-10 teams have lost to unranked foes.
Will we see a sixth fall tonight? No. 10 Illinois faces Michigan State at 9 p.m. ET, however unlike the previous five top-10 teams that were defeated, the Illini are playing at home.
The spread has dropped from Illinois -4 to -3.5, as Michigan State has drawn the second-most handle ๐ต to cover the spread among all CBB teams tonightโAlabama A&M (now +1.5) is tops against Alcorn State.
Additionally, among all moneyline bets for this Big Ten battle, Michigan State (+130) has brought in 58.6% of the handle despite Illinois (-160) collecting 79.0% of the tickets. Among all CBB underdogs tonight, only Santa Clara (+310 vs. Gonzaga) has captured more handle to pull off the upset than Sparty.
