The BONUS afternoon top play is on Illinois. Game 163 at 3;30 eastern. WHY? Why would we be on a team like the Illini that were shellacked by 63 in their last game? We are playing against Northwestern here today as we note that favorites that are off back to back dog wins where they allowed 14 or less in each of those wins are 1-18 to the spread since 1980 vs an opponent off a spread loss. Illinois will want to play much better here as they have 35 point home loss revenge and Northwestern is a dismal 2-14 ats as a double digit home favorite vs a team off a double digit loss. We are getting more points than we should here and NW could let down a bit as a favorite as their best role is mostly as a dog. Take the points