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MSU, which is ranked No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, is coming off a 90-85 victory over Penn State on Jan. 15 in East Lansing. Illinois (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) is ranked No. 20 in the Coaches Poll and is coming off a 94-69 win over Indiana in its most recent game on Jan. 11.

Any matchup that identifies Michigan State basketball as the underdog on its own home court is a once-in-a-blue-moon affair – and, unfortunately for visiting Illinois, there is no such lunar event in the forecast Sunday.

A look at Michigan State's basketball game Sunday against Illinois – including matchup analysis, how to watch, the betting line, and a prediction.

TV channel, college basketball best bets, picks, predictions and how to watch No. 19 Illinois vs. No. 12 Michigan State on Sunday on CBS and Paramount+

Northwestern faces Michigan. Our college basketball odds series has our Northwestern Michigan prediction, odds and pick for Sunday.

Two contenders for the Big Ten crown meet in East Lansing, Michigan on Sunday afternoon when Illinois travels to face Michigan State.  The Fighting Illini have

MSU thumped Illinois at the Bres, 88-80, avenging an earlier loss in Sham-pain. Tomorrow the Illini roll into their return matchup back at the Breslin Center with plenty of momentum coming off a dominant 94-69 win over Indiana.