UConn vs. Illinois Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 28

The No. 5 UConn Huskies (5-1) host the No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1) at Madison Square Garden, starting at 12:30 p.m. ET on Friday, November 28, 2025. The Huskies are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 155.5 points.

UConn is coming off of a 72-49 win over Bryant in its most recent outing on Sunday. Eric Reibe recorded 16 points, six rebounds and one assist for UConn. Illinois' last outing on Monday ended in an 87-73 win over UT Rio Grande Valley. Andrej Stojakovic recorded 24 points, six rebounds and zero assists for Illinois.

UConn vs. Illinois Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, November 28, 2025 at 12:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
• Spread favorite: UConn -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: UConn -147
• Moneyline underdog: Illinois +124
• Over/Under: 155.5 points

How to watch UConn vs. Illinois

• TV Channel: My Network TV (WPWRDT – Chicago, IL)
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: UConn vs. Illinois

• UConn and its opponents have combined to hit the over on Friday's total of 155.5 points twice this season.
• Six of Illinois' games have ended with a combined score over 155.5 points this season.
• The over/under for the game of 155.5 is 22.9 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Huskies (83.8 points per game) and the Fighting Illini (94.6 points per game).
• These two teams give up a combined 131 points per game, 24.5 points less than this contest's over/under.
• UConn has seen a 145.2 average over/under in its games this season, 10.3 less than the over/under in this matchup.
• Illinois' games have an average over/under of 164.3 points this season, 8.8 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: UConn vs. Illinois

• Thus far this year UConn has one win against the spread.
• The Huskies have covered the spread once this season when favored by 2.5 points or more (in six chances).
• Illinois is 4-3-0 against the spread this season.
• At home this year, UConn has one win against the spread and is 4-1 overall.
• At home, UConn has one win ATS (1-4) as a 2.5-point favorite or greater.

Betting the Moneyline: UConn vs. Illinois

• UConn has entered the game as moneyline favorites three times this season and won twice.
• This season, the Huskies have won two of their three games when favored by at least -147 on the moneyline.
• UConn has a 59.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Illinois will be posted as the moneyline underdog for the first time this season.
• The Fighting Illini have yet to play a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +124.
• Illinois has an implied victory probability of 44.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.