The No. 9 Oregon Ducks and No. 22 Illinois Fighting Illini will square off in an important Big Ten battle on Thursday night. Oregon suffered its lone loss against UCLA in early December, but it has responded with a three-game winning streak. Illinois is coming off wins over Missouri and Chicago State to improve to 9-3 this season. 

Tipoff is set for 10 p.m. ET on Thursday at Matthew Knight Arena. Oregon is favored by 4.5 points in the latest Oregon vs. Illinois odds, while the over/under is 156.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Illinois vs. Oregon picks, you'll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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