At University of Illinois for the first time since last Wednesday's 38-33 loss to Penn State, Illinois Fighting Illini looks for its 11th straight home win against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

GAME: Minnesota Golden Gophers (20-7) at Illinois Fighting Illini (22-6)
DATE/TIME: Thursday, February 26 - 7:00 PM EST
SPREAD: Illinois -7.5 TOTAL: 122
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Oddsmakers currently have the Fighting Illini listed as 7½-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total is sitting at 122.

Minnesota dropped four of five following that victory before Sunday's 72-45 win over visiting Northwestern as an 8-point favorite. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (125.5).

Westbrook is averaging 14.5 points in his last two games after totaling 18 in the previous four. He'll likely need another performance similar to his Jan. 29 effort of 15 points and six rebounds if Minnesota is going to leave Champaign with a win for the first time since a 67-66 victory March 9, 1996.

Lawrence Westbrook scored 17 points for Minnesota, while Devron Bostick added nine points in the win.

The Illini (22-6, 10-5 Big Ten) had their lowest-scoring game since a 34-31 loss to Minnesota on Jan. 6, 1947, last week but rebounded to win their third straight conference road game Sunday, 70-68 over Ohio State, as a 3-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (121.5).

Mike Davis scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Illinois, while Trent Meacham added 17 points in the win.
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Team records:
Minnesota: 20-7 SU, 11-11 ATS
Illinois: 22-6 SU, 14-10-1 ATS

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Wisconsin are 6-4
After playing Northwestern are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

Illinois most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-2
Before playing Michigan State are 9-1
After playing Ohio State are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Illinois
Minnesota is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Illinois is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Minnesota
Illinois is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Illinois's last 8 games at home
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