Wisconsin Badgers vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 02/10/26

The Wisconsin Badgers will travel to Champaign on Tuesday night for a Big Ten game against the Illinois Fighting Illini. There are 7 or 8 league games left for these programs and they have established themselves as top-tier teams in the conference. Illinois is coming off a loss to Michigan State on Saturday night but still has a chance to win the conference, being just 1 game back of the Michigan Wolverines. I expect the Illini to be motivated following their first loss since December and cover the spread.

The spread is currently set at 12 points in favor of Illinois and that is my best bet. I do not believe Wisconsin’s defense will be good enough to stop the Illini’s powerful offense. Illinois boasts the top-ranked offense per KenPom and has numerous weapons that can beat you. According to Bart Torvik, Wisconsin’s defense is ranked #72 in adjusted defensive efficiency — while Illinois offense is ranked #2 in adjusted efficiency since January 1. The Badgers’ offense is solid, but I do not see it being good enough to keep up in this spot.

Wisconsin vs Illinois: Illinois -12 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to -12.5.

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