Duke vs. Illinois: How to Watch, Channel, Prediction, Odds - Feb 22

Updated Feb. 22, 2025 8:27 p.m. ET

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The No. 3 Duke Blue Devils (23-3) will try to build on a 13-game home win streak when they take on the Illinois Fighting Illini (17-10) on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Madison Square Garden. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on FOX.

The Blue Devils are an 8.5-point favorite against the Fighting Illini when the Blue Devils and the Fighting Illini square off. The point total for the game is set at 157.5.

Keep reading to get the details before betting on the Duke-Illinois clash.

Duke vs. Illinois How to Watch & Odds

When: Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
How to watch on TV: FOX
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Blue Devils vs Fighting Illini Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Blue Devils	-8.5	-112	-108	157.5	-108	-112	-455	+350

Duke vs. Illinois Prediction

Pick ATS: Illinois (+8.5)
Pick OU: Under (157.5)
Prediction: Duke 78, Illinois 71

Learn more about the Duke Blue Devils vs. the Illinois Fighting Illini game on FOX Sports!

Duke vs. Illinois Betting Insights

Betting Line Implied Predictions

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Blue Devils 83, Fighting Illini 74.
The Blue Devils have an 82.0% chance to claim victory in this meeting based on the moneyline's implied probability.
The Fighting Illini sit with a 22.2% implied probability to win.

Key Spread Facts

Duke has won 16 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 10 times.
Illinois has covered 13 times in 27 chances against the spread this year.
When playing as at least 8.5-point favorites this season, Duke has an ATS record of 13-7.
Illinois has not covered the spread when an underdog by 8.5 points or more this year (in one opportunity).

Key Total Facts

The Blue Devils games have had more than 157.5 points scored on five occasions this season.
Fighting Illini games have gone over 157.5 points on 14 occasions this season.
The total for this matchup is 157.5 points, 7.4 fewer than the combined scoring average of the two teams.

Key Moneyline Facts

Duke has been favored on the moneyline 24 times this season. They've gone 21-3 in those games.
This season, Illinois has been the underdog five times and won one of those games.
Duke has won all 18 games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -455 or shorter.
Illinois has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +350.

Duke vs. Illinois: 2024-25 Stats Comparison

	Duke	Illinois
Points Scored Per Game (Rank)	81.0 (32)	83.9 (9)
Points Allowed (Rank)	60.8 (5)	72.4 (201)
Rebounds (Rank)	9.7 (112)	12.0 (14)
3pt Made (Rank)	10.2 (21)	9.4 (46)
Assists (Rank)	16.7 (23)	14.6 (114)
Turnovers (Rank)	9.2 (16)	11.6 (225)

Duke 2024-25 Key Players

Blue Devils Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Cooper Flagg	26	19.7	7.7	4.0	1.7	1.1	1.4
Kon Knueppel	26	13.2	3.8	2.4	0.9	0.2	2.2
Tyrese Proctor	26	12.0	3.3	2.3	0.8	0.2	2.4
Sion James	26	8.2	4.1	3.2	1.0	0.3	0.7
Khaman Maluach	26	8.0	6.1	0.4	0.2	1.0	0.1

Illinois 2024-25 Key Players

Fighting Illini Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Kasparas Jakucionis	25	15.6	5.5	4.8	1.0	0.2	1.7
Tomislav Ivisic	24	12.5	8.3	1.9	0.7	1.0	1.5
Will Riley	27	11.9	3.9	2.2	0.2	0.3	1.4
Kylan Boswell	27	10.9	4.9	3.2	1.2	0.2	0.9
Tre White	23	9.6	5.5	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.4