MSU and Illinois meet on Fox primetime. We resume our College Basketball odds series with a Michigan State-Illinois prediction and pick.

Our best college basketball betting promos help get you ready for Saturday's jam-packed slate, featuring Auburn vs. Alabama and Michigan State vs. Illinois.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Others receiving votes: New Mexico 117, Saint Mary's 63, UCLA 56, Creighton 27, Illinois 22, UConn 20, George Mason 15, Gonzaga 14, High Point 1. Stay logged in. The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in.

Check out the top moments between the No. 25 Illinois Fighting Illini and Juju Watkins and the No. 4 USC Trojans.

FOX Sports college basketball reporter John Fanta reveals his latest top 25 rankings, with Duke, Houston and Michigan State climbing.

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden

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But Auburn won again. And Duke looked awesome again. So it ended up being a day to highlight the sport's two best teams led by the sport's two best players -- namely Auburn's Johni Broome and Duke's Cooper Flagg.

Back when a few leaves still clung to branches around Champaign and Illini fans clung to dark-horse national championship hopes, Bilas viewed Illinois as the 27th-best team in college basketball. And now,

Everything you need to know in order to watch the Illinois Illini take on the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday, Feb. 22.

Duke basketball's performance against Illinois produce some eye-opening feats and the Blue Devils collected another dominant win