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Wisconsin Badgers vs Illinois Fighting Illini Recap - Fighting Illini Win 24-23
The Fighting Illini were Week 8 winners on Saturday, coming out on top of the Badgers by a score of 24-23 at Memorial Stadium-Champaign.
Illinois won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +31.0-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 52.0.
Reggie Corbin rushed for 83 yards, while Dre Brown added 70 yards in the win. Donny Navarro and Josh Imatorbhebhe added 48 and 42 receiving yards respectively.
Jonathan Taylor rushed for 132 yards for Wisconsin, while Danny Davis III added 13 yards. Jack Coan threw for 264 yards for the Badgers, while receivers Jake Ferguson and Quintez Cephus had 77 and 62 yards respectively.
Wisconsin outgained Illinois 420-315 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 22-17 by the Badgers.
The time of possession battle favored Wisconsin as their offense was on the field for 40:49, longer than the 19:11 of their opponents.
Illinois looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against Purdue. Wisconsin will aim to get back on the winning track at Ohio State.