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Toledo Rockets vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The Toledo Rockets and the Illinois Fighting Illini will be battling on the gridiron at Memorial Stadium on Saturday in season-opening action.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -9.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 49.5.
In their last action, Illinois was a 19-10 loser at home against Bulldogs. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (29) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Toledo was a 21-19 winner in their most recent outing at home against Flames. They failed to cover the -4-point spread as favorites, while the total score (40) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Toledo:
Team record: 9-5 SU,5-9 ATS
Toledo is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Toledo is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toledo's last 6 games
Illinois:
Team record: 8-5 SU,8-5 ATS
Illinois is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Illinois's last 23 games
Next up:
Toledo home to Texas Southern Saturday, September 9
Illinois at Kansas Friday, September 8