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Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The fans at Gies Memorial Stadium will be treated to a game between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Illinois Fighting Illini when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -10.5-point favorites versus the Scarlet Knights, while the game's total opened at 61.5.
Illinois lost its last outing, a 42-25 result against Huskies on October 25. Illinois failed to cover in that game as a +3-point underdog, while the 67 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Rutgers won its last outing, a 27-24 result against Boilermakers on October 25. Rutgers covered in that game as a +3-point underdog, while the 51 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Rutgers:
Team record: 4-4 SU,4-4 ATS
Rutgers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Rutgers's last 11 games
Rutgers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Illinois:
Team record: 5-3 SU,5-3 ATS
Illinois is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Illinois is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Illinois's last 5 games
Next up:
Rutgers home to Maryland Saturday, November 8
Illinois home to Maryland Saturday, November 15