The Missouri Tigers will take on the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday in an SEC vs. Big Ten matchup and this will be the 55th all-time meeting in the Braggin' Rights series between these two border rivals. Missouri is off to a 10-1 start on the season while Illinois is 7-3 and both teams were in the "others receiving votes" section of the latest AP Top 25. The Illini hold a 34-20 edge in the all-time series but the Tigers are 5-4-1 against the spread in the last 10 matchups.

Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The Illini are favored by 3.5 points in the latest Missouri vs. Illinois odds, while the over/under is 156 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Illinois vs. Missouri picks, you'll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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