Washington Huskies vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/29/26

The Washington Huskies will travel to Champaign on Thursday night for a Big 10 Conference game against the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Fighting Illini have looked like one of the best teams in the country, riding a nine-game winning streak. They are coming off a monster win at Purdue and will look to make it ten straight with a win against Washington. The Huskies have lost three out of their last four games but are coming off a double digit win against Oregon on Sunday. It should be a great battle between two of the best freshmen in the country in Keaton Wagler and Hannes Steinbach, but my best of the game is the under.

I like the under in this game because both teams play at a relatively slow pace and their totals have been under in most of their games this season. Since Illinois last lost on December 13^th, they play at one of the slowest paces in the country. According to Bart Torvik, they are ranked #308 nationally in adjusted tempo since their last lost. Similarly, Washington is ranked #192 in adjusted tempo this season and do not shoot the ball well. They are ranked #288 in three-point percentage this season at Bart Torvik and do not get to the line at a high rate. The total has gone under in 60 percent of Illinois games this season and 63.2 percentage of Washington’s. Take the under here.

*Under 153 available at time of publishing. Playable at 152*