Saturday's Illinois-Duke matchup in New York City was meant to be a priming of the pump, a get-ready non-conference interlude that would allow both teams to get a feel for an NCAA Tournament environment and competition.

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It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Iowa-Illinois prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Iowa-Illinois. What a bloodbath it was in Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night.