No. 9 seed Illinois and No. 8 seed Arkansas face off on Thursday in an NCAA Tournament first-round game. The game is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. MST and can be seen on TBS. Who will win the game?

No. 9 seed Illinois plays No. 8 seed Arkansas on Thursday in a first-round NCAA Tournament game. What do the odds say about the March Madness game? Arkansas is a 2.5-point favorite, according to ...

in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team faces the Arkansas ...

8 seed Arkansas basketball defeated No. 9 seed Illinois, 73-63, in NCAA Tournament West Region ... to keep Illinois at arm's length to close the game. Arkansas was led by Council's 18-point ...

Arkansas guard Boogie Fland, right, looks to shoot under pressure from Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 ...

Follow him on X and IG @theonlykilty No. 19 Arkansas ... (14th in the NCAA). Freshman guard Boogie Fland has been terrific, averaging 17.2 points and 5.5 assists per game. Illinois enters this ...

Illinois also knows something about defense. The Fighting Illini allow fewer points than Arkansas does (58). They average six steals and six blocked shots per game, allowing 34% shooting from the ...

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Illinois would play its opening game in Denver and be in the West ... His No. 10 seeds are VCU, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, and Baylor. NCAA Tournament First and Second Round sites for the 2025 ...

Illinois will get an early look at coach John Calipari’s new team at Arkansas in a nationally televised Thanksgiving game. CBS on Friday ... though the NCAA vacated both of those over ...

No. 9 seed Illinois plays No. 8 seed Arkansas on Thursday in a first-round NCAA Tournament game. It is -160 on the moneyline in the game. Illinois is +125. The over/under for the game is set at ...

Both programs have had their share of first round outs in their NCAA Tournament ... Look for Illinois’ Terrence Shannon Jr. and Arkansas’ Ricky Council IV to have potential game-changing ...