NCAAB MATCHUP REPORT

January 8, 2026, 8:30 | State Farm Center

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-7) VS Illinois Fighting Illini (11-3)

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RECENT FORM

NameRecord ATSOffense DefenseDiff ATS HomeATS Away OU RecordOU Home OU Away
Rutgers 8-7 5-10 70.27 72.53 -2.27 3-7 0-2 8-7 5-5 2-0
Illinois 11-3 8-6 87.14 68.21 18.93 5-3 1-1 4-10 3-5 1-1

POWER STATS

Assists Turnovers

NameAssists TurnoversRatio
RUT 10.67 11.4 0.94
ILL 14.93 10.07 1.48

Rebounding

NameOffense DefenseTotal
RUT 13 22.73 35.73
ILL 13.5 29 42.5

ShootingPercentage

NameOffense DefenseTotal
RUT 40.63 44.37 -3.74
ILL 47.81 39.65 8.16

SMART CHART

RUT
NAME
ILL
70.27
OFFENSE
87.14
72.53
DEFENSE
68.21
-2.26
DIFFERENTIAL
18.93
13.00
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
13.50
22.73
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
29.00
40.63
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
47.81
72.70
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
79.30
6.33
THREE POINTERS
10.21
6.80
STEALS
3.71

TEAM RECORDS

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 8-7 8-5 0-2 5-10 5-8 0-2 70.27 72.53 -2.27
Last 10 4-6 4-4 0-2 4-6 4-4 0-2 68.30 76.50 -8.20
vs Conf 1-3 1-2 0-1 2-2 2-1 0-1 71.50 86.75 -15.25

Illinois Fighting Illini

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 11-3 8-3 3-0 8-6 6-5 2-1 87.14 68.21 18.93
Last 10 7-3 4-3 3-0 5-5 3-4 2-1 82.90 68.80 14.10
vs Conf 2-1 0-1 2-0 1-2 0-1 1-1 80.33 76.00 4.33

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 70.27 309 68.21 65
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 59.50 349 68.00 176
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed 29.00 334 29.09 42
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 87.14 36 72.53 164
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 89.45 73 91.00 340
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed 43.55 40 38.00 253

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord ATSO/U AVGAVG 1/2 FG%REB 3PTSTEALS
Rutgers 4-6 5-5 5-5 66.60 31.10 39.74 34.60 56/160 7.40
Illinois 6-4 5-5 5-5 73.80 34.50 43.89 42.00 68/226 5.40

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine ATSTotal O/UFG% Edge Reb Edge3PT Edge Away Half ScoreHome Half Score Away FG%Home FG% Away ReboundsHome Rebounds Away Three PointersHome Three Pointers Away StealsHome Steals
Feb 5, 2025 ILL RUT 73 82 6.5 RUT 158.5 U ILL ILL Push 29 37 41.5 40.7 41 40 6/28 6/16 6 8
Jan 21, 2024 RUT ILL 63 86 -11 ILL 142.5 O ILL ILL ILL 28 40 37.7 50.8 32 46 3/14 6/27 7 7
Dec 2, 2023 ILL RUT 76 58 -1.5 ILL 138 U ILL ILL ILL 41 36 45.5 33.3 55 27 9/21 6/13 3 9
Feb 11, 2023 RUT ILL 60 69 -6 ILL 135 U ILL ILL ILL 34 30 34.8 48.2 35 40 4/16 5/20 9 3
Feb 16, 2022 ILL RUT 59 70 4 RUT 135 U RUT RUT ILL 24 33 37.9 47.5 28 46 6/23 5/15 8 9
Dec 3, 2021 RUT ILL 51 86 -9.5 ILL 133.5 O ILL ILL ILL 23 43 30.9 48.5 33 47 7/17 12/33 5 8
Mar 12, 2021 RUT ILL 68 90 -8 ILL 138 O ILL ILL ILL 28 47 46.3 52.5 19 44 2/11 5/17 9 8
Dec 20, 2020 ILL RUT 88 91 1.5 RUT 141 O ILL RUT ILL 41 37 54 46.8 34 35 9/15 8/20 4 8
Feb 15, 2020 ILL RUTGR 57 72 -4.5 RUTGR 128 O RUTGR Push ILL 32 34 31.1 49.1 37 37 8/28 7/15 5 5
Jan 11, 2020 RUTGR ILL 51 54 -5.5 RUTGR 135 U RUTGR ILL RUTGR 21 18 33.9 28.6 42 48 8/23 2/14 5 2

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Illinois Fighting Illini

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Jan 5, 2026 OREG 88-85 W 4.5 139.5 W/O 43.33 88.24 6 H
Jan 2, 2026 OSU 73-80 L 9 152 W/O 42.19 76.47 6 H
Dec 29, 2025 DELST 65-50 W -20.5 135.5 L/U 29.82 82.76 7 H
Dec 20, 2025 PENN 70-69 W -11.5 150.5 L/U 41.07 67.74 3 H
Dec 13, 2025 SETON 59-81 L 12.5 136.5 L/O 35.85 68.18 6 A

Illinois Fighting Illini

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Jan 3, 2026 PSU 73-65 W -14.5 156 L/U 39.29 82.14 6 A
Dec 29, 2025 SOUTH 90-55 W -33.5 163.5 W/U 51.72 88.89 14 H
Dec 22, 2025 MIZZU 91-48 W -8.5 153.5 W/U 51.72 80.00 15 H
Dec 13, 2025 NEB 80-83 L -9.5 156.5 L/O 48.28 70.00 10 H
Dec 9, 2025 OSU 88-80 W -3.5 162.5 W/O 44.44 90.62 11 A