Madness picks, predictions, odds for Xavier vs Illinois first-round Midwest Region game on Friday, March 21, 2025. Who wins?

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Tommy Lloyd is back in the NCAA Tournament for the 25th consecutive season. After going to the NCAAs every year of his coaching career under Mark Few at Gonzaga ...

The Arizona Wildcats are back in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. After a 22-win season and a No. 12 ...

The two teams last met during the 2018-19 season in the Maui Invitational tournament 7th-place game, with Xavier defeating ...

Illinois basketball finished as one of the hottest teams in the homestretch of the Big Ten Conference season, winning its ...

It’s the Illinois Fighting Illini vs Xavier in the March Madness bracket. Here’s our prediction for the 2025 NCAA tournament basketball game.

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the ...

Friday night's first-round game against either Texas or Xavier will be NCAA tournament debut for most of Illini roster ...