All predictionsWeek 10 · Sat Nov 7 · 1:00 AM
NEB 42%58% ILL
- Spread
- ILL -2.9
- Total
- 58
- Moneyline
- NEB+138ILL-138
- Margin σ
- 14.6
Unit matchups
Pass game vs pass defense, run vs the front — units combined per phase
← NEB advantageevenILL advantage →
NEB throw
NEB +42
NEB run
NEB line #15NEB backs #103
NEB +17
ILL throw
even
ILL run
even
Matchups to watch
The individual fights most likely to decide it, biggest names first
off the edge· hunting Colandrea
Elijah Pritchett
vsIsaiah Thomison
LT · NEB
EDGE · ILL
76.6
78.8
dead even
when ILL throws
Collin Dixon
vsDwayne McDougle III
X · ILL
CB1 · NEB
68.9
84.3
NEB +15
when ILL runs
Ca'Lil Valentine
vsOwen Chambliss
RB · ILL
MLB · NEB
68.9
83.3
NEB +14
over the middle
Kaden Feagin
vsVictor Evans III
TE · ILL
FS · NEB
72.7
66.1
ILL +7
off the edge· hunting Houser
TJ McMillen
vsJahsear Whittington
LT · ILL
EDGE · NEB
61.6
73.3
NEB +12
when NEB throws
Nyziah Hunter
vsMatthew Bailey
X · NEB
CB1 · ILL
70.0
62.8
NEB +7
Key players
Top-rated players, and who is out
NebraskaSDwayne McDougle III
84.353/1427
LBOwen Chambliss
83.331/878
QBAnthony Colandrea
73.930/308
CBDonovan Jones
70.6225/1427
WRNyziah Hunter
70.056/777
CBAndrew Marshall
69.4254/1427
also out — Kahmir Prescott (S)
IllinoisTEKaden Feagin
72.77/287
QBKatin Houser
71.038/308
RBCa'Lil Valentine
68.960/514
WRCollin Dixon
68.960/777
WRHudson Clement
66.773/777
LBJames Kreutz
63.3236/878
also out — T. Hollinger (TE), A. Perry (WR), B. Thurman (TE), G. Smith (TE), D. Brown (LB), J. Platt (WR)
Common opponents
5 shared opponents — margin each way, biggest disagreement first
Nebraska
opponent
Illinois
away-8.8
Iowa#22-3.4home
away-24.0
Oregon#2-18.6home
home-21.5
Ohio State#1-26.1away
home+5.7
Maryland#47+1.1away
away+6.5
Michigan State#65+6.8away
Projected margin
80% between -15 and 20
Scorelines
Brighter is likelier