Fighting Illini vs Golden Gophers
Tip7:00 PM ET
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LineNot posted
Win probability
1912 blend91% ILLMINN 9%
ILL +6.1
Proj. margin
160.1
Proj. total
72.0
Proj. pace
Home court counts 3 points. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.
Projected starters
PPG
2G · 3.7 APG21.0
347.7 RPG10.0
116.0 RPG17.0
13C · 1.7 BPG8.7
15.5 RPG10.0
1G · 3.3 APG14.3
3F · 4.0 RPG8.7
0G · 4.3 APG12.7
5F · 6.0 RPG14.0
2F · 4.3 RPG9.3
Ratings
CBBD · 2025-26+36.6Adj. net rating+11.2
4thAdj. net rank77th
133.4Adj. offense112.7
96.8Adj. defense101.4
78.3Pace65.8
17.2SRS3.1
2262Elo1722
2–1Record3–0
Season per game
2026-27 · 3 games103.3Points74.7
66.3Opp points57.7
64.1%eFG%53.7%
18.0%TO%19.0%
29.6%OREB%29.3%
.27FT rate.26
52%3PA rate48%
55%Assisted FG%74%
Last five games
Illinois
L78-84@ TTU
W112-70vs PENN
W120-45vs FDU
L62-71@ CONN
W71-59vs IOWA
Minnesota
W63-61@ CIN
W76-62vs STMN
W85-50vs UND
L48-67vs BAY
L67-72vs RUTG
Head to head
Last 10 · 2017-18–2026-2725-26MINN 67 · ILL 77Sat, 1/17
24-25ILL 95 · MINN 74Sat, 2/8
23-24MINN 97 · ILL 105Wed, 2/28
22-23MINN 69 · ILL 78Mon, 2/20
22-23ILL 78 · MINN 60Mon, 1/16
21-22ILL 76 · MINN 53Tue, 1/4
20-21ILL 94 · MINN 63Sat, 2/20
20-21MINN 65 · ILL 92Tue, 12/15
19-20MINN 51 · ILL 59Thu, 1/30
18-19ILL 75 · MINN 86Wed, 1/30
Game information
TipTuesday, Dec 8 · 7:00 PM ET
VenueWilliams Arena · Minneapolis, MN
WatchPeacock
Abbreviations
Adj.Adjusted — points scored or allowed per 100 possessions, corrected for the strength of the opponents faced. Net is offense minus defense
SRSSimple Rating System — average scoring margin, adjusted for strength of schedule
EloA rating that moves after every result, by more when the opponent was strong
PacePossessions per 40 minutes
PPGPoints per game
eFG%Effective field goal percentage — made threes count one and a half field goals
TO%Turnovers per 100 possessions
OREB%The share of a team's own missed shots it rebounds
FT rateFree throws attempted per field goal attempted
3PA rateThe share of field goal attempts taken from three
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