NCAAF : Illinois vs Nebraska Odds & Prediction

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September 18, 2024

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Game Info: September 20, 2024 8:00PM EDT @ Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium

As it stands now, Illinois is entering this match-up having recorded both remarkable victories and near misses; they had a great win over EIL and also engaged in very close matches against KU and CMU. Meanwhile, Nebraska seems to gain momentum following some strong performances including conspicuous victories over UTEP, Colorado and UNI while falling short before Wisconsin and Iowa. Both sides would like to turn their recent performances into an emphatic win at this point. Expect nothing less than a tense game loaded with intrigue!

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: Illinois +260 , Nebraska -320

Spread: Illinois +8 , Nebraska -8

Over/Under: 42.5

Team Recent Performance

Illinois Fighting Illini

The EIL was beaten by the team with 45-0 and so they hit the under at 50 points while covering a -28.5 spread on August 30th. Thus following this on September 8, 23-17 victory over KU meant that it had a +5 spread yet reached under the 58.5 mark. On September 15, they defeated CMU with 30-9 but then did not manage to meet a -21.5 requirement but instead went for under 50 points. They lost to Iowa on November 19th with 13-15, failing to cover a +3 spread while discussing about under with 33.5 points. Lastly, on November 26th they lost again to NW by 43-45 making it impossible for them to meet the -5.5 challenge even as they went over 47.

Nebraska Cornhuskers

The team emerged victorious over UTEP on September the 1st, winning 40-7 while covering a -27.5 spread and hitting the under at 49 points. They followed this with a 28-10 win over Colorado on September 8th, covering a -6.5 spread and hitting the under at 55 points. Also, they beat UNI by 34 to 3 in their third match on September 15th, covering a -30.5 spread and hitting the under at 50.5 points as well. Unfortunately, they lost to Wisconsin on November 19th with a score of 17 to 24 failing to cover +7 spread and hitting over in 36.5 points range instead. Finally, they were defeated by Iowa on November 25th with a score of 10-13 again failing to cover -2.5 spread while hitting under 25.5.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

The defeat count of 4-6 is registered by Illinois, on the contrary, Nebraska displays a winning record of 6-4. Straight-up record shows that for Illinois it is 6-4 while Nebraska is 4-6. Both teams are equal in their statistics on the over/under lines as they all have 4-6. The mean score for Illinois is 22.7 points tailored to be less than 28.7 points of Nebraska. Rush yards owned by Illinois stand at 169.1 whereas Nebraska has them at 228.5 yards (2nd in the nation). On average, Illinois passes the ball 28.3 times with an accuracy of 58.66%, getting 177.2 passing yards while Nebraska makes about 27 along with a completion rate of 56% and a total of 208 yards every game on average. Illinois makes 349 total yards in a game whereas Nebraska creates 439 total yards. Commonly, Illinois transpires with 1.4 turnovers but Nebraska registers 2.6 turnovers per match.

Team Injuries

Illinois Fighting Illini

Season-ending knee injury has sidelined Cole Rusk (TE). Aidan Laughery (RB) and Daniel Brown (LB) are both doubtful for their Friday encounter against Nebraska, due to injuries that have not been specified. Carson Goda (TE) has been raised to probable for Friday’s encounter as a result of lower body injuries.

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Season-ending knee injury has put Cole Rusk (TE) off the table. Aidan Laughery (RB) and Daniel Brown (LB) may not play on Friday against Nebraska because of undetermined ailments. Carson Goda (TE) is listed as probable for Friday’s match with a lower body problem instead.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

Nebraska Cornhuskers will win and cover the spread, with the total going under.

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