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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
The fans at Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium will be treated to a game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Nebraska Cornhuskers when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Cornhuskers as -14.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 55.5.
In their last action, Nebraska was a 30-23 winner at home against Nittany Lions. They covered the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (53) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Illinois, they were a 23-20 winner as they battled Scarlet Knights on the road. Illinois covered in the match as a +5.5-point underdog, while 43 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Illinois:
Team record: 1-3 SU,2-2 ATS
Illinois is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Illinois is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Nebraska:
Team record: 1-2 SU,1-2 ATS
Nebraska is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Nebraska is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nebraska's last 5 games
Next up:
Illinois home to Ohio State Saturday, November 28
Nebraska at Iowa Friday, November 27