Iowa vs. Illinois Total Points Scored Prop Bet: Bennett Stirtz, Keaton Wagler, David Mirkovic

The Elite Eight game for Saturday - Iowa vs. Illinois - features a line of Fighting Illini -6.5. Action was balanced compared to the later game between Arizona and Purdue, which sees 71% lopsided action on the Wildcats.

Point Scoring Prop Bets

Bennett Stirtz (IOW) scoring 20+ points still comes in priced at -116 but the value is decent enough. 

Stirtz supplied 20 points (7-15 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 3-3 FT), two rebounds and four assists over 40 minutes during Thursday's 77-71 win over Nebraska.

Just two years ago, Stirtz was playing Division II basketball and could never have imagined then that he'd be propelling Iowa towards its first Final Four since 1980.

"Not at all. Honestly, after my college career, I'll look back on it, but right now, I know it sounds cliché, but just focus on the moment right now, and not looking past, not looking ahead, just taking one foot in front of the other right now and, honestly, done celebrating already and on to the next," Stirtz said.

Keaton Wagler (ILL) is priced at -188 to score 15+ points in this game and will pay out $186 for every $100 bet if he ends up scoring 20+.

Wagler contributed 13 points (4-14 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 2-5 FT), 12 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal across 38 minutes during Thursday's 65-55 win over Houston.

From Rotowire

"It wasn't Wagler's best shooting day, but he put up a season high in rebounding en route to his third double-double of the season. He's now averaging 15.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 4.0 apg through three NCAA Tournament games, and the diverse skill set on display is undoubtedly raising his NBA Draft stock, with potentially multiple more opportunities before the season comes to a close."

David Mirkovic (ILL) pays $116 for every $100 bet to score 15+ points in this game. 

Mirkovic logged 14 points (6-13 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 0-2 FT), 10 rebounds, two assists and one block across 34 minutes during Thursday's 65-55 victory over Houston.

To Score 15+ Points
Bennett Stirtz (IOW)
-410
Keaton Wagler (ILL)
-188
David Mirkovic (ILL)
+116
Andrej Stojakovic (ILL)
+172
Kylan Boswell (ILL)
+275
Cooper Koch (IOW)
+310

To Score 20+ Points
Bennett Stirtz (IOW)
-116
Keaton Wagler (ILL)
+186
David Mirkovic (ILL)
+400
Andrej Stojakovic (ILL)
+560
Kylan Boswell (ILL)
+920
Cooper Koch (IOW)
+1020

• Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com