How to Watch Illinois vs. Eastern Illinois: Game Time, TV Channel, On…

How to Watch #25 Illinois vs. Eastern Illinois

Game Time: 7 p.m.

TV Channel: N/A

Online Streaming: B1G+

Odds: ILL -26.5, O/U 141.5

Quick Hits

Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0)

Head Coach: Brad Underwood (7th season, 114-79 record)

Last season: 20-13 record (11-9 Big Ten)

Last game: 82-75 win over No. 1 Kansas (Exh.)

Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-0)

Head Coach: Marty Simmons (3rd season, 14-48 record)

Last season: 9-22 record (5-13 Ohio Valley)

What Happened the Last Time These Two Played?

No. 23 Illinois 87, Eastern Illinois 57

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — This EIU-Illinois matchup was a bit different.

Five years after Illinois was stunned in an exhibition against Eastern Illinois ahead of Brad Underwood’s first season in Champaign, the Illini tipped off its 2022-23 campaign on Monday night at State Farm Center and took down the Panthers in steady fashion, 87-57.

“1-0, always a good thing to be that,” said head coach Brad Underwood. “I thought we played really, really hard…