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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
Memorial Stadium has a Week 1 contest on tap for Friday as the Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Illinois Fighting Illini play their season openers.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -39.5-point favorites versus the Leathernecks, while the game's total opened at 59.5.
In their last action, Illinois was a 21-17 winner at home against Gamecocks. They covered the +9-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (38) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Illinois:
Team record: 10-3 SU,9-3-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Illinois is 5-12-1 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Next up:
Western Illinois at Northwestern Friday, September 5
Illinois at Duke Saturday, September 6