How to Watch UConn vs. Illinois: TV Channel, Time, Live Stream - NCAA Tournament Elite Eight

Updated Mar. 30, 2024 8:22 p.m. ET

Data Skrive

An Elite Eight battle features the No. 1 seed UConn Huskies (34-3) playing against the No. 3 seed Illinois Fighting Illini (29-8) on Saturday at TD Garden. This NCAA Tournament matchup starts at 6:09 PM ET.

The Huskies head into their matchup against the Fighting Illini as 8-point favorites. This game's over/under is 154.5 points.

UConn vs. Illinois Matchup Information

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024
Time: 6:09 PM ET
TV: TBS
Where: Boston, Massachusetts
Venue: TD Garden
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Huskies vs Fighting Illini Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Huskies	-8	-110	-110	154.5	-108	-112	-410	+320

UConn Top Performers

Huskies Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Tristen Newton	37	15.3	6.8	6.1	1	0.3	1.8
Cam Spencer	37	14.5	4.5	3.6	1.5	0.2	2.5
Alex Karaban	36	13.6	5	1.4	0.9	0.8	2.1
Stephon Castle	31	10.9	4.6	2.9	0.8	0.5	0.5
Hassan Diarra	37	6	2.9	2.5	0.9	0.3	0.6

Illinois Top Performers

Illinois Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Marcus Domask	37	15.8	5.1	4	0.3	0.4	1.1
Coleman Hawkins	34	12.3	6.1	2.8	1.5	1.1	1.7
Terrence Shannon Jr.	31	23.5	4.1	2.3	1.1	0.9	2.5
Quincy Guerrier	37	9.6	6.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.1
Ty Rodgers	37	6.3	5.4	2.1	0.5	0.4	0

UConn vs. Illinois Scoring Insights

The 81.6 points per game the Huskies average are 8.4 more points than the Fighting Illini allow (73.2).
UConn is 24-0 when scoring more than 73.2 points.
Illinois is 18-3 when giving up fewer than 81.6 points.
The Fighting Illini's 84.2 points per game are 20.6 more points than the 63.6 the Huskies allow to opponents.
Illinois has put together a 23-8 record in games it scores more than 63.6 points.
UConn's record is 28-2 when it allows fewer than 84.2 points.

UConn vs. Illinois Betting Insights

UConn has covered 25 times in 37 games with a spread this season.
Illinois has covered 21 times in 36 matchups with a spread this season.
UConn and its opponents have gone over 154.5 combined points in eight of 37 games this season.
Illinois has played 19 games this season that finished with a point total over 154.5 points.

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.