ESPN2 College Football Odds: Illinois vs Purdue

The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Purdue Boilermakers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Ross-Ade Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Boilermakers listed as 11-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total is sitting at 55. Illinois was upset 27-14 by Indiana in Week 7 as 3.5-point favorites. The 41 points went UNDER the posted total of 54. Juice Williams completed 22-of-37 pass attempts for 254 yards with a pair of touchdowns in the loss. Joey Elliott passed for two touchdowns and Purdue's defense held on to beat Ohio State 26-18 in Week 7. The Boilermakers pulled off the upset as 13.5-point underdogs, while the final score played just UNDER the day's posted total of 44.5. Current streak: Illinois has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Illinois: 1-5 SU, 0-5 ATS Purdue: 2-5 SU, 4-3 ATS Illinois most recently: When playing in October are 3-7 When playing on grass are 1-9 After being outgained are 5-5 When playing within the conference are 2-8 Purdue most recently: When playing in October are 3-7 When playing on grass are 4-6 After outgaining opponent are 2-8 When playing within the conference are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois's last 6 games when playing Purdue Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Purdue Illinois is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Purdue's last 6 games when playing Illinois Purdue is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Illinois Purdue is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Illinois home to Michigan, Saturday, October 31 Purdue at Wisconsin, Saturday, October 31   Check out timeless articles on sports gaming strategy at OffshoreInsiders.com