Xavier ML (+130) vs. Illinois
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(11) Xavier (22-11) vs (6) Illinois (21-12)
WHERE TO WATCH & bet365 ODDS
Arena: Fiserv Forum
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Date: Friday, March 21
Where to Watch: CBS
Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
Spread: Kentucky -11.5 | Total: 151.5
Moneyline: KEN -750 | TROY +525
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We're back with another First Four participant on our bet slip! The Musketeers were already a team I was fond of before Big East Tournament play, and it was encouraging to see them give Marquette all they could handle in the Big East quarterfinals. The team felt just a few miscues away from being a real threat in any bracket, and then it clicked late against Texas. Xavier climbed the mountain of a double-digit deficit and downed the Longhorns in front of a rocking home atmosphere to punch their ticket to the Round of 64. They have now won eight of their previous nine games, and are shooting the lights out of the ball at nearly 40 percent on the year from beyond the arc. Ryan Conwell is really turning into the star they anticipated when he transferred in from Indiana State, and we're looking to get on the bandwagon here.
