How to Watch Braggin’ Rights (Illinois vs. Missouri): Game Time, TV Channel, Online Streaming and Odds

How to Watch Braggin’ Rights 2025 (Illinois vs. Missouri)

Game Time: 7 p.m. Monday

TV Channel: FS1

Online Streaming: FoxSportsGO

Odds: N/A (Illinois 68% Chance To Win – ESPN Matchup Predictor)

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Quick Hits:

Illinois Fighting Illini (8-3, 1-1 Big Ten)

Head Coach: Brad Underwood (9th season)

Last Game: Nebraska 83, Illinois 80

Gameday Reading:

The one defensive stat Illinois basketball must fix

Illinois falls to unbeaten Nebraska in heartbreaker

Missouri Tigers (10-2, 0-0 SEC)

Head Coach: Dennis Gates (4th season)

Last Game: Missouri 82, Bethune 60

What Happened the Last Time These Two Teams Played?

Illinois leads the all-time Braggin’ Rights series 35-20.

Dec. 22, 2024: Illinois 80, Missouri 77

ST. LOUIS — Time to brag.

In a physical, emotion-filled battle in the annual Braggin’ Rights game, Illinois outlasted Missouri 80-77 in its second consecutive game that came down to the final buzzer.

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This time, it was the Illini who came out on the winning side. A Kasparas Jakucionis turnaround jumper with 28 seconds left turned into the game-winner after a Jacob Crews game-tying three-point attempt hit back iron as the final buzzer sounded.

The trophy — and the bragging rights — will reside in Champaign for a second straight year.

Despite there being only five combined returners between the two sides from last year’s Braggin’ Rights meeting — including just one for the Illini — the lively split St. Louis crowd was treated to a 40-minute battle that certainly felt like a rivalry. The two sides traded blows all afternoon in a game that featured a lot of fouling, quite a bit of intensity and even a few postgame words exchanged.

Missouri (10-2) frustrated the Illini at times with their zone look in the halfcourt, taking advantage of 17 Illinois turnovers to put themselves within striking distance of revenge from a year ago. But Illinois (8-3) largely dominated on the glass and used a stellar free throw shooting display to cling hold to the very slim…

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