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On Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET, the Illinois Fighting Illini (4-1) will take on the Purdue Boilermakers (1-4).
The Fighting Illini are very heavy favorites (currently -22.5) in their game versus the Boilermakers, with the over/under being 48.5 points. (In terms of the moneyline, the Fighting Illini are -2439 and the Boilermakers are +1140.)
Read on for our betting primer for this season, and discover all of our expert predictions here, too!
Illinois -22.5 vs. Purdue
Illinois vs. Purdue Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Fighting Illini (-22.5)
- Moneyline: Fighting Illini (-2439), Boilermakers (+1140)
- Total: 48.5 points
- TV Channel: FOX Sports Networks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Illinois vs. Purdue Betting Stats and Info
The Fighting Illini have won three games against the spread (in four tries). In one game as a moneyline favorite, Illinois won. Purdue has yet to win a game against the spread so far this season (0-4-0). Purdue is winless in the four games it has played as the underdog on the moneyline this season.
Illinois vs. Purdue Recent Stats and Trends
Illinois Fighting Illini
Purdue Boilermakers
Illinois vs. Purdue Key Players
Illinois Fighting Illini
- Luke Altmyer has 1,047 yards through the air (209.4 per game) and a 70% completion percentage (91-for-130), pitching 11 touchdown passes and one interception.
- Kaden Feagin has 67 attempts for a team-high 306 rushing yards (61.2 per game) and three touchdowns.
- Aidan Laughery has run for 119 yards (23.8 per game).
- Pat Bryant has 22 catches (on 28 targets) and leads the team with 342 receiving yards (68.4 per game) while scoring six touchdowns.
- Zakhari Franklin’s stat line this year reveals 25 catches for 292 yards. He averages 58.4 receiving yards per game and has been targeted 37 times.
- Hank Beatty has caught six passes for 68 yards, averaging 13.6 yards per game.
- Gabe Jacas has three sacks to lead the team, and has also collected two TFL and 12 tackles.
- Dylan Rosiek’s 14 tackles, one TFL, and one sack mean he’s the team’s top tackler.
- This season Xavier Scott leads the team with three interceptions and has added 10 tackles, one TFL, one sack, and three passes defended.
Purdue Boilermakers
- Hudson Card has 738 passing yards (147.6 per game) and a 63.4% completion percentage, throwing seven touchdown passes and four interceptions.
- Devin Mockobee has churned out a team-best 362 rushing yards (72.4 per game) and one touchdown.
- Reggie Love III has rushed for 210 yards on 41 carries (42 yards per game), with two touchdowns on the ground.
- Max Klare has reeled in 15 passes for a team-high 219 yards and two touchdowns. He has been targeted 25 times, and averages 43.8 yards per game.
- Jahmal Edrine has chipped in with seven catches for 103 yards this year. He has been targeted 15 times, and averages 20.6 receiving yards.
- Jaron Tibbs has caught 11 passes on 19 targets for 89 yards and one touchdown, averaging 17.8 yards per game.
- Kydran Jenkins has collected a team-leading 3.5 sacks, while adding four TFL and 16 tackles.
- Dillon Thieneman has totaled 16 tackles, one TFL, and one sack, and he’s tops on his team in tackles.
- In terms of picks, Kyndrich Breedlove leads the team with two interceptions this season and has added seven tackles, one TFL, and two passes defended.