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Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be looking to go 1-0 on the season when they meet at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Cornhuskers as -9.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 56.5.
Illinois lost its last outing, a 56-21 result against Nittany Lions on December 19. Illinois failed to cover in that game as a +16-point underdog, while the 77 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Nebraska was a 28-21 winner in its last match on the road against Scarlet Knights. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 49 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Nebraska:
Team record: 3-5 SU,4-4 ATS
Nebraska is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Nebraska is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nebraska's last 8 games
Illinois:
Team record: 2-6 SU,3-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Illinois is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Illinois is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Nebraska home to Fordham Saturday, September 4
Illinois home to UTSA Saturday, September 4