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Illinois Fighting Illini vs Purdue Boilermakers Recap - Boilermakers Win 13-9
The Boilermakers grabbed a Week 4 victory over the Fighting Illini on Saturday, winning 13-9 at Ross-Ade Stadium.
The Boilermakers earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -10.5-point spread. Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 53.0 were rewarded with a winning wager.
Dylan Downing rushed for 39 yards, while Ja'Quez Cross added 12 yards in the win. Milton Wright and Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen added 88 and 77 receiving yards respectively.
Josh McCray rushed for 156 yards for Illinois, while Jakari Norwood added 33 yards. Isaiah Williams threw for 0 yards for the Fighting Illini, while receivers Casey Washington and Pat Bryant had 31 and 25 yards respectively.
The time of possession battle favored Illinois as their offense was on the field for 33:45, longer than the 26:15 of their opponents.
Next game, Purdue takes its act home to face Minnesota looking for another win. For Illinois, they head home to face Charlotte.