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Red Hot Fighting Illini
Coming into Week 10, the Illinois Fighting Illini had quietly gone 7-1 Straight Up (6-2) Against The Spread having beaten Nebraska in Week 9. Their only loss was to Indiana by just three points.
They've since beaten Iowa (in a 9-6 shootout) and Wisconsin as well as Minnesota (26-14).
They'll face off against Missouri in what should be a Fighting Illini victory as they're coming in at -16.5.
Week 7 vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers
Illinois opened as a +3.5 underdog and the line had shot up to +6.5. We got a number of Minnesota 1.13, indicating an overlay of 2.5 to 5.5.
Some early comparables included:
Texas A&M +3 to +3.5 Miss State (home favorite covers and wins by 20) Miss State 1.23 Overlay 2.
Purdue +3.5 to +3 Maryland (road dog Purdue covers and wins by 2) Maryland 0.46 Overlay of 2.5 to 3.
FAU -3 to -5.5 Ohio (home dog wins outright) FAU 2.95 On the Money to a 2.5 overlay.
Texas -5 to -7 vs. Texas Tech with the home dog Texas Tech covering and winning by 3 points. This line settled down quickly and was mostly on the money at 7.
Illinois' win over Minnesota 26-14 marks the 4th time in five that the dog covered within this similar line range.
Illinois Fighting Illini 2022 Schedule
Aug 27 Wyoming
Sept 3 at Indiana
Sept 10 Virginia
Sept 17 OPEN DATE
Sept 22 Chattanooga
Oct 1 at Wisconsin
Oct 8 Iowa
Oct 15 Minnesota
Oct 22 OPEN DATE
Oct 29 at Nebraska
Nov 5 Michigan State
Nov 12 Purdue
Nov 19 at Michigan
Nov 26 at Northwestern
Week 6 vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
This one had Iowa +3.5 on the road against Illinois and the dog just barely covered with the Fighting Illini winning 9-6. There was an overlay of 1.5 on this game.
It was the backup kicker's field goal that won this for Illinois.
Walk-on kicker Fabrizio Pinton hit a 36-yard field goal with 2:46 to go and Matthew Bailey made a late interception to lift Illinois for the victory.
Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) is off to its best start since a 6-0 mark in 2011. The Illini also has wins against Iowa and Wisconsin in the same season for the first time since 1989.
- Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com
