Analyzing Thursday’s Illinois at Nebraska odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Big Ten men’s basketball season continues tonight with three games including Illinois (14-6, 6-4) in Lincoln to take on Nebraska (12-8, 2-7). Nebraska is 8-2 at home this season, but the Cornhuskers have lost six straight overall.

Illinois coach Brad Underwood is high on his 18th-ranked team. "We can be a dominant team if we keep growing and finding ways," Underwood said Sunday after an 83-74 Big

After getting back on track over the weekend, No. 18 Illinois (14-6, 6-4) travels to Lincoln, Nebraska, for a midweek Big Ten battle. The Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-8, 2-7) have struggled to start the new year and pose as a must-win game for Illinois in the second half of the season.

What to know to watch the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Nebraska Husker basketball via TV and online live stream plus game time on Thursday, Jan. 30.

No. 18 Illinois travels to Lincoln, NE on Thursday night when the Fighting Illini takes on unranked Nebraska at 8:30 p.m. ET. Will the Illini cover as a 4-point road favorite? Or will the Cornhuskers keep pace with their Big Ten rivals?

Nebraska will try to stop its six-game slide when the Cornhuskers take on No. 18 Illinois. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season for the two squads.

The Big Ten men’s basketball season continues tonight with three games including Illinois (14-6, 6-4) in Lincoln to take on Nebraska (12-8, 2-7). Nebraska is 8-2 at home this season, but the Cornhuskers have lost six straight overall. Their last win was ...

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Nebraska is a desperate team, and the only path out of the box it’s trapped in is to win several games in a row, beginning when it hosts No. 18

The first question to Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg on Wednesday in Lincoln, Neb., was about Illinois. Specifically the challenges the Illini might present in Thursday's game at Pinnacle Bank Arena. "A lot jumps out on problems they can cause,