A Big Ten Tournament battle is on tap Friday between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the No. 3 Illinois Fighting Illini at 6:30 p.m. ET Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Scarlet Knights are 15-10, while the Fighting Illini are 20-6. The Fighting Illini are favored by 7.5 points in the latest Rutgers vs. Illinois odds, and the Over-Under is set at 137.5. Before you make any Illinois vs. Rutgers picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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