Iowa-Illinois Preview

The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Memorial Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Fighting Illini listed as 3-point favorites versus the Hawkeyes, while the game's total is sitting at 50. Shonn Greene ran for four touchdowns as Iowa took care of Wisconsin 38-16 in Week 8. Iowa covered the 5-point spread, while the combined score played OVER the day's posted total of 41.5. Juice Williams threw for two touchdowns but had three interceptions that proved to be costly as Illinois lost 27-17 to Wisconsin in Week 9. The Illini failed to cover the 2.5-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the day's posted total of 54. Current streak: Iowa has won 2 straight games. Team records: Iowa: 5-3 SU, 5-2 ATS Illinois: 4-4 SU, 3-4 ATS Iowa most recently: When playing in November are 5-5 When playing on turf are 5-5 After being outgained are 4-6 When playing within the conference are 6-4 Illinois most recently: When playing in November are 3-7 When playing on turf are 7-3 After being outgained are 6-4 When playing within the conference are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Illinois The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Iowa's last 10 games on the road Iowa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games Iowa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Iowa Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Iowa Next up: Iowa home to Penn State, Saturday, November 8 Illinois at Western Michigan, Saturday, November 8