Illinois and Colorado square off in first round of NCAA Tournament
By The Associated Press••Yahoo Sports
Colorado Buffaloes (22-11, 13-8 Big 12) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (21-11, 11-10 Big Ten) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 9:30 p. m.
EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -3. 5; over/under is 132. 5 BOTTOM LINE: Illinois plays in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against Colorado.
The Fighting Illini's record in Big Ten games is 11-10, and their record is 10-1 in non-conference play. Illinois is 3-1 in one-possession games. The Buffaloes are 13-8 against Big 12 teams.
Colorado has a 2-3 record in games decided by less than 4 points. Illinois makes 45. 7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.
3 percentage points higher than Colorado has allowed to its opponents (39. 4%). Colorado averages 67.