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.

Here are three bold predictions to keep an eye out for in the Illini-Spartans game: 1. Illinois will be outrebounded. The Illini might have a bit more size and a higher rebounding

The Michigan State vs. Illinois game starts at approximately 12 p.m. ET on Sunday and can be seen on CBS. Get more betting analysis and predictions at Sportsbook Wire.

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.

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.