Minnesota-Illinois Preview

The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Memorial Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Fighting Illini listed as 13-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Joel Monroe kicked three field goals to lead Minnesota to a 16-7 win over Indiana in Week 6.
The Gophers covered the 6.5-point spread, while the combined scored played UNDER the day’s posted total of 61.
Juice Williams threw for 310 yards with two touchdowns, and ran for 121 yards with two scores to lead Illinois over Michigan 45-20 in Week 6.
Illinois covered as 2-point road underdogs as the game played over the 52.5-point total listed by oddsmakers.
Team records:
Minnesota: 5-1 SU, 4-1 ATS
Illinois: 3-2 SU, 2-2 ATS
Minnesota most recently:
When playing in October are 2-8
When playing on turf are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 6-4
When playing within the conference are 1-9

Illinois most recently:
When playing in October are 3-7
When playing on turf are 8-2
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 5 games when playing Illinois
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Illinois
Illinois is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois’s last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Illinois is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
Illinois is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Next up:
Minnesota at Purdue, Saturday, October 25
Illinois home to Indiana, Saturday, October 18

 

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