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virtually a pick 'em with Illinois. With them entering the top 25, I would have expected at least a TD difference. Getting some respect.
 
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"... According to FanDuel, Illinois is a 1.5-point betting favorite. However, throughout Sunday, that line changed to Rutgers being a 1.5-betting favorite on Fanduel and a 2-point favorite on other sites. The over/under has been set at 50.5 points. ..."


Illinois football opens as a rare road favorite over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights​

 
Wow.. surprise indeed.

While I'd love a win here, I would not bet on it. Vegas set a spread to balance bet amounts.. why is the money coming in on Rutgers to flip the small spread? No bye week leading into this one... injuries still an issue.
 
"... According to FanDuel, Illinois is a 1.5-point betting favorite. However, throughout Sunday, that line changed to Rutgers being a 1.5-betting favorite on Fanduel and a 2-point favorite on other sites. The over/under has been set at 50.5 points. ..."


Illinois football opens as a rare road favorite over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights​

Moral of the story- Fan Duel is horrible at putting out opening lines. It opened as a pickem in Vegas, bettors fixed the line for them.
 
Illinois entry into the top 25 was on the back on a win vs Kansas and one vs Nebraska both who were ranked in preseason polls based ln hype. As the season progressed they proved to be highly over rated
A few weeks ago they barely beat Purdue.... Illinois is a good team but over rated
 
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Illinois has a weak offensive line. If we commit to bringing the pressure like against maryland, defense should have a good game. They have a very good WR in Bryant but a healthy Longerbeam should be able to do well against him
 
Wow.. surprise indeed.

While I'd love a win here, I would not bet on it. Vegas set a spread to balance bet amounts.. why is the money coming in on Rutgers to flip the small spread? No bye week leading into this one... injuries still an issue.
i guess they were impressed with RU's improved passing game.
 
Illinois lost to Minny recently while we obviously beat them. But this one can go either way. Nice to have the opportunity to beat a top 25 team that is basically equal to us.
 
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Illinois entry into the top 25 was on the back on a win vs Kansas and one vs Nebraska both who were ranked in preseason polls based ln hype. As the season progressed they proved to be highly over rated
A few weeks ago they barely beat Purdue.... Illinois is a good team but over rated
Kansas just beat previously unbeaten BYU.
 
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