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Illinois will be reunited with an old friend this week in South Carolina — but the oddsmakers don’t predict an upset.
The Illini earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a date with former Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery and his Ivy League champs, No. 14 Penn.
While Illinois has struggled to close over the past month against high level competition in Big Ten play,
the Illini have dominated teams like Penn all season, and FanDuel clearly doesn’t think that will be an issue Thursday in Greenville.
With a win, Illinois would face the winner of No. 6 UNC and No. 11 VCU.
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