Illinois vs. LIU Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 22

The No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini (4-1) host the Long Island Sharks (3-2) at State Farm Center, tipping off at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 22, 2025. The Fighting Illini are 33.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 162.5 points.

Illinois heads into this matchup on the heels of a 90-86 loss to Alabama on Wednesday. Andrej Stojakovic scored a team-leading 26 points for Illinois in the loss. LIU's most recent outing was a 69-53 loss to Fordham on Thursday. Jamal Fuller scored a team-leading 19 points for LIU in the loss.

Illinois vs. LIU Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Illinois -33.5
• Moneyline favorite: Illinois -10000
• Moneyline underdog: LIU +3300
• Over/Under: 162.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Illinois vs. LIU

• Illinois and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's total (162.5 points) three times this season.
• This season, LIU has played two games with a combined score higher than 162.5 points.
• The Fighting Illini average 95.4 points per game against the Sharks' 75.6, totaling 8.5 points over the matchup's total of 162.5.
• The 151.2 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 11.3 less than the 162.5-point total in this contest.
• Illinois has a 166.8 average over/under in its games this season, 4.3 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• LIU's games have an average over/under of 155.4 points this season, 7.1 points lower than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Illinois vs. LIU

• Against the spread, Illinois is 3-2-0 this year.
• LIU has two wins against the spread in five games this year.
• Illinois is 4-0 overall, and 3-1 against the spread, at home.
• LIU has one win against the spread, and are 2-2 overall, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Illinois vs. LIU

• Illinois has entered the game as moneyline favorites five times this season and won four of those games.
• The Fighting Illini have been at least a -10000 moneyline favorite three times this season and won each of those games.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 99% chance of a victory for Illinois.
• LIU has been victorious in one of the three contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Sharks this season with a +3300 moneyline set for this game.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that LIU has a 2.9% chance of pulling out a win.