The Illinois Fighting Illini will travel to Kinnick Stadium on Saturday afternoon to take on the 20th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes in a Big Ten Conference matchup. The Fighting Illini are 4-6 (3-4) this season and are coming off a 14-6 road win over the 20th-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers before their bye week. Senior quarterback Brandon Peters went 7-of-9 for 80 yards with a touchdown. The Hawkeyes are 8-2 (5-2) so far and are riding a two-game winning streak after defeating the Minnesota Golden Gophers 27-22. Sophomore quarterback Alex Padilla went 11-of-24 for 206 yards with a pair of touchdowns.
Illinois at Iowa Stats
Looking at the Illinois Fighting Illini stats
Sophomore running back Chase Brown has been doing well as he has 143 rushes for 851 yards (six yards per carry) with four rushing touchdowns as well as 12 receptions for 123 yards (10.3 yards per catch). In his last game against the Golden Gophers, he finished with 32 carries for 147 yards (4.6 yards per rush) and a six-yard reception.
The Illinois Fighting Illini have been playing decently well as they are giving up 21.6 points per game. In their previous game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, Illinois allowed six points on 289 total yards of offense (200 passing, 89 rushing). Illinois was a tough defense as they gave up 3-of-13 on third down and 1-of-3 on fourth down tries. The Fighting Illini also forced two interceptions in this game.
Looking at the Iowa Hawkeyes stats
Junior running back Tyler Goodson has been running effectively this year as he has 188 attempts for 813 yards (4.3 yards per rush) with six rushing touchdowns and 23 catches for 211 yards (9.2 yards per reception). In his last game against the Golden Gophers, he finished with 18 rushes for 59 yards (3.3 yards per rush) and a four-yard catch.
The Iowa Hawkeyes have been a stellar defensive program this year as they are allowing 16.3 points per game. In their previous game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, they gave up 22 points on 409 total yards of offense (220 passing, 189 rushing). The Hawkeyes struggled as they allowed the Golden Gophers going 7-of-19 on third down opportunities and 3-of-4 on fourth down tries. Iowa also did a decent job but needs to improve against the run as they gave up 3.8 rushing yards per attempt.
Betting Trends for Illinois at Iowa
- Fighting Illini are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against the Hawkeyes
- Fighting Illini are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win
- Fighting Illini are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up win
- Hawkeyes are 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 conference games
- Hawkeyes are 11-5-1 ATS in their last 17 games
Who to Bet Fighting Illini at Hawkeyes
Looking at the top sportsbooks in the entire country, the Iowa Hawkeyes are double-digit home favorites in this game. The Fighting Illini are struggling brutally in their previous four games as they are giving up 12 points per game in that span. Tyler Goodson should be able to run the football extremely well as the Fighting Illini are allowing 152.3 rushing yards per game this season. All in all, go with the Iowa Hawkeyes to cover the spread by double digits at home in this game.