Friday, October 24, 2008

Illinois-Wisconsin Preview

The fans at Camp Randall Stadium will be treated to a game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Wisconsin Badgers when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers currently have the Fighting Illini listed as 3-point favorites versus the Badgers, while the game's total is sitting at 54.
Juice Williams threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as Illinois defeated Indiana 55-13 last time out. Illinois covered the 16-point spread, and the 68 points sailed OVER the posted total of 55.
Williams completed 16-of-22 for 265 yards and ran for another 26 yards from seven carries.
Dustin Sherer threw for 161 yards and two interceptions for Wisconsin as they lost 38-16 to Iowa in Week 8.
The Badgers did not cover the 5-point spread, while the combined score played OVER the day's posted total of 41.5.
Current streak:
Wisconsin has lost 4 straight games.
Team records:
Illinois: 4-3 SU, 3-3 ATS
Wisconsin: 3-4 SU, 2-5 ATS
Illinois most recently:
When playing in October are 4-6
When playing on turf are 8-2
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 6-4

Wisconsin most recently:
When playing in October are 5-5
When playing on turf are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Illinois's last 7 games when playing Wisconsin
Illinois is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Wisconsin
Illinois is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Wisconsin is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Wisconsin's last 7 games when playing Illinois
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Wisconsin's last 5 games at home
Wisconsin is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Illinois
Next up:
Illinois home to Iowa, Saturday, November 1
Wisconsin at Michigan State, Saturday, November 1

 

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