Cooper Flagg and the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils (23-3) take on Kasparas Jakucionis and the Illinois Fighting Illini (17-10). The two squads last played each other in 2020, with Illinois pulling out an 83-68 victory.

Louisville handed Duke basketball their first loss at home for both men and women. There was some question if after a week off if they could continue building on the momentum of the road win over Florida State so it was encouraging so see them come out playing the kind of tenacious defense that had been missing earlier in the season.

A few hot takes from our college hoops Magic 8 Ball on how Saturday's Illini-Blue Devils matchup will play out