After winning their opening-round matchup against No. 14 Morehead St 85-69, the No. 3 seed Fighting Illini will take on the No. 11 seed Duquesne Dukes, who are savoring their first NCAA tourney victory in 47 years after taking down No. 6 BYU 71-67.
While Duquesne’s win didn’t completely blow up most March Madness brackets, an upset over Big 10 champion Illinois would accomplish that feat.
Let’s dig into what kind of betting value we can find in this second-round East Region matchup, using March Madness betting promos.
💰 Illinois vs. Duquesne Betting Promos
BetMGM Illinois-Duquesne Offer
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This offer is a nice way to get Duquesne at +100 to cover +9.5 on BetMGM. You get that extra half-point compared to some of the other sportsbooks out there, and at a lower risk with this promo.
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This is a great way to, again, take a shot on Duquesne covering (although at +10 on -110 odds on bet365) while still getting to use a bonus even if you lose this bet.
📈 Illinois vs. Duquesne Odds
Illinois-Duquesne lines provided by BetMGM Sportsbook and current as of Friday at 3 p.m. ET:
- Moneyline: Illinois (-600) • Duquesne (+425)
- Spread: Illinois -9.5 (-120) • Duquesne +9.5 (+100)
- Total Points: Over 147.5 (-115) • Under 147.5 (-105)
🔮 Illinois vs. Duquesne Prediction
Illinois 83, Duquesne 68
The implied score for this game is Fighting Illini 79, Dukes 69, but I think we’ll see the Fighting Illini put up more points as they continue their strong scoring run into the Sweet 16.
Dae Dae Grant put up 19 points against BYU for the Dukes, but no one else was able to make it to the top 12 points. That’s just not going to cut it against an Illinois squad with two scorers with more than 20 points (and a triple-double from Marcus Domask) in their win against Morehead State.
✅ Illinois vs. Duquesne Best Bet
Illinois -9.5 (-120)
BetMGM Sportsbook • 1 Unit
The Fighting Illini have been putting up points lately, with 85 in their last game and 93 and 98, respectively, in their last two games of the Big 10 tournament. While Duquesne took down a shaky BYU squad in the opening round by scoring 71, they won the Atlantic 10 tournament with point totals of 57, 70, and 65 in their last three games of the conference tournament.
The Dukes are a strong defensive team, but it’s going to be hard for them to keep up with the Fighting Illini, and these March Madness odds of -9.5 are a great chance to bet on Illinois to keep rolling.
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