Illinois is coming into this game with a 22-12 record this season and they were 12-8 in their conference. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and they are coming off of an 86-73 win against Xavier. Their offense has been great as they have been shooting well recently, but their defense has allowed 80+ points in 3 of their last 4 games and that is going to help keep their opponent in this game. They are going up against a Kentucky team that is 23-11 this season and they were 10-8 in their conference. They have also been heating up recently as they have won 4 of their last 5 games and they are coming off of a dominant 76-57 win against Troy in their last game. Illinois loves to put up 3's, but Kentucky has the shooters to match Illinois and they played in a much tougher conference so they are the more battle tested team. Kentucky will cover the spread in this game.