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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Purdue Boilermakers
The fans at Ross-Ade Stadium will be treated to a game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Purdue Boilermakers when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -10.5-point favorites versus the Boilermakers, while the game's total opened at 54.5.
Purdue lost its last outing, a 56-30 result against Fighting Irish on September 20. Purdue failed to cover in that game as a +24-point underdog, while the 86 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Illinois was a 34-32 winner at home against Trojans. They covered the +7-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (66) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Illinois:
Team record: 4-1 SU,4-1 ATS
Illinois is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Illinois is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Illinois's last 9 games
Purdue:
Team record: 2-2 SU,2-2 ATS
Purdue is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games
Purdue is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Purdue's last 6 games
Next up:
Illinois home to Ohio State Saturday, October 11
Purdue at Minnesota Saturday, October 11