Illinois St is a pretty good team from a good Missouri Valley conference. The Red Birds put together 22 wins this season and own victories at Creighton and fought Missouri Valley conference winner Northern Iowa to a 6-point road loss in a competitive affair. The team played well winning 7 of their past 9 games to close the regular season. They played a pretty good Wichita St team to a 4-point loss in the Missouri Valley conference semifinals. Dayton had an NCAA Tournament bid slip from their fingers as they dropped 5 of 7 to close the season. Illinois St is competitive in this game and will come away with a cover.
Bet Illinois St Red Birds +7 ½ points
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