Fighting Illini vs Spartans
TipTBD
WatchTBA
LineNot posted
Win probability
1912 blend57% ILLMSU 43%
ILL +0.3
Proj. margin
168.5
Proj. total
75.5
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 · 10.3 APG14.3
6F · 8.0 RPG9.3
253.7 RPG10.0
55F · 5.0 RPG10.3
34C · 0.7 BPG7.3
Ratings
CBBD · 2025-26+36.6Adj. net rating+29.5
4thAdj. net rank11th
133.4Adj. offense122.7
96.8Adj. defense93.2
78.3Pace72.8
17.2SRS15.2
2262Elo2150
2–1Record3–0
Season per game
2026-27 · 3 games103.3Points88.7
66.3Opp points64.3
64.1%eFG%58.9%
18.0%TO%18.0%
29.6%OREB%28.7%
.27FT rate.53
52%3PA rate38%
55%Assisted FG%63%
Last five games
Illinois
L78-84@ TTU
W112-70vs PENN
W120-45vs FDU
L62-71@ CONN
W71-59vs IOWA
Michigan State
W79-73@ DUKE
W91-61vs TOL
W96-59vs QUIN
L63-67@ CONN
W77-69vs LOU
Head to head
Last 10 · 2017-18–2026-2725-26ILL 82 · MSU 85Sat, 2/7
24-25MSU 79 · ILL 65Sat, 2/15
24-25ILL 78 · MSU 80Sun, 1/19
23-24ILL 80 · MSU 88Sat, 2/10
23-24MSU 68 · ILL 71Thu, 1/11
22-23MSU 66 · ILL 75Fri, 1/13
21-22ILL 79 · MSU 74Sat, 2/19
21-22MSU 55 · ILL 56Tue, 1/25
20-21ILL 72 · MSU 81Tue, 2/23
19-20MSU 70 · ILL 69Tue, 2/11
Game information
TipFriday, Feb 5 · time TBD
VenueBreslin Center · East Lansing, MI
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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