College Basketball Picks: Minnesota at No. 16 Illinois

Back at Assembly Hall for the first time since last Wednesday's 38-33 loss to Penn State, the Illinois Fighting Illini look for their 11th straight home win against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. (AP Images)"]

The Illini had their lowest-scoring game since a 34-31 loss to Minnesota on Jan. 6, 1947 last week but rebounded to win their third straight conference road game Sunday, 70-68 over Ohio State.

Illinois won for the fourth time in five games Sunday, shooting 58.3 percent from the field, including 9-of-17 from 3-point range.

Lawrence Westbrook is averaging 14.5 points in his last two games for the Gophers and will likely need another performance similar to his Jan. 29 effort of 15 points and six rebounds if Minnesota is going to leave Champaign with an upset win for the first time since a 67-66 victory March 9, 1996.

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