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Rutgers at Illinois: Head to Head

Thursday Jan 8, 2026 8:30 pm - Champaign, IL
Odds: Illinois by 23, Total Points: 149

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Head To Head (Since 1997 Season)

These teams have met 4 times in the last 3 seasons (with 2025-2026 counting as one of those three). Illinois has the better record at 3-1.

Below is their head-to-head history back through the 1997 season, not just over the past three seasons.

Date	Winner	Winner H/A/N	Score	ATS Cover	O/U Result
01/08/26	Illinois	Home	81-55	Illinois -23.0	Under 149.0
02/05/25	Rutgers	Home	82-73	Rutgers +6.5	Under 158.0
01/21/24	Illinois	Home	86-63	Illinois -11.0	Over 143.0
12/02/23	Illinois	Away	76-58	Illinois +1.5	Under 138.0
02/11/23	Illinois	Home	69-60	Illinois -6.0	Under 134.5
02/16/22	Rutgers	Home	70-59	Rutgers +4.0	Under 135.0
12/03/21	Illinois	Home	86-51	Illinois -9.0	Over 133.0
03/12/21	Illinois	Neutral	90-68	Illinois -8.0	Over 137.5
12/20/20	Rutgers	Home	91-88	Rutgers +1.5	Over 140.5
02/15/20	Rutgers	Home	72-57	Rutgers -4.5	Over 128.0
01/11/20	Illinois	Home	54-51	Rutgers +5.0	Under 135.0
02/09/19	Illinois	Home	99-94	Rutgers +6.0	Over 143.5
02/25/18	Illinois	Away	75-62	Illinois -2.0	Over 132.0
01/30/18	Illinois	Home	91-60	Illinois -6.5	Over 133.0
03/04/17	Rutgers	Home	62-59	Rutgers +5.5	Under 130.0
02/16/16	Illinois	Home	82-66	Illinois -15.0	Over 143.0
02/03/16	Illinois	Away	110-101	Illinois -6.5	Over 141.5
02/03/15	Illinois	Home	66-54	Illinois -11.0	Under 125.0
11/26/05	Illinois	Neutral	77-57	Illinois -8.0	Over 127.5