Michigan vs. Illinois Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 2

The No. 15 Michigan Wolverines (22-6, 14-3 Big Ten) are favored by 3.5 points versus the Illinois Fighting Illini (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten) on March 2, 2025 at Crisler Center. The Wolverines are flying, having won two in a row and going 8-2 in their past 10 games. The matchup's point total is set at 159.5.

In its most recent outing on Thursday, Michigan earned an 84-82 victory against Rutgers. Vladislav Goldin's team-high 24 points paced Michigan in the win. Illinois heads into this contest following an 81-61 win against Iowa on Tuesday. Tomislav Ivisic scored a team-leading 22 points for Illinois in the victory.

Michigan vs. Illinois Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 3:45 p.m. ET
• Where: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Spread favorite: Michigan -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Michigan -158
• Moneyline underdog: Illinois +134
• Over/Under: 159.5 points

How to watch Michigan vs. Illinois

• TV Channel: CBS
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Michigan vs. Illinois

• This season, 10 of Michigan's 28 games have gone over Sunday's total of 159.5 points.
• This season, 13 of Illinois' games have ended with a combined score higher than 159.5 points.
• The total for the matchup of 159.5 is 3.5 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Wolverines (79.8) and Fighting Illini (83.2).
• The 143.9 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 15.6 less than the 159.5-point over/under in this contest.
• This season the average over/under for Michigan's games is 150.5 points, nine fewer than the over/under of 159.5 set for this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 2.9 points higher than the average over/under in Illinois' games this season of 156.6.

Betting the Spread: Michigan vs. Illinois

• Michigan has 13 wins against the spread in 28 games this season.
• The Wolverines have an against the spread record of 8-11 in their 19 games when favored by 3.5 points or more so far this season.
• Illinois is 14-15-0 against the spread this season.
• The Fighting Illini have covered the spread once this season when underdogs by 3.5 points or more (in four chances).
• Michigan is 6-8 against the spread, and 13-1 overall, at home.
• As a 3.5-point favorite or greater at home, Michigan is 6-6 ATS.
• This season in away games, Illinois is 4-5 against the spread and 4-5 overall.
• Illinois has two wins ATS (2-4) away from home as 3.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Michigan vs. Illinois

• Michigan has entered the game as moneyline favorites 24 times this season and won 19, or 79.2%, of those games.
• The Wolverines are 16-4 this season when entering a game favored by -158 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from Michigan, based on the moneyline, is 61.2%.
• Illinois has been a moneyline underdog in six games this season and has come away with the win one time (16.7%) in those contests.
• The Fighting Illini have a win-loss record of 1-3 with odds of +134 or worse this year.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Illinois has a 42.7% chance of pulling out a win.