SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden

The Fighting Illini of Illinois step out of conference and head to Durham, NC and with it an opportunity to build their tournament resume when they take the court against the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils. The game offers Duke an opportunity to flex its muscles outside of the ACC as they fight for a No. 1 seed when the madness begins.

At full strength, the Illini are one of the few teams in the country that can match up with Duke's incredible length. However, backup big man Morez Johnson is sidelined by a broken wrist, and center Tomislav Ivisic is still feeling the effects of mono that caused him to lose seven pounds by Tuesday's 21-point loss to Wisconsin.