Illinois Fighting Illini vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/19/2022

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, November 19, 2022

Venue:  Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Illinois +17, Michigan -17; Over/Under:  43 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Illinois +17, Michigan -17; Over/Under:  43 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Illinois +17.5, Michigan -17.5; Over/Under:  43.5 points

 

Illinois Fighting Illini:  7-3 (4-3) (2nd place, Big Ten West)

Michigan Wolverines:  10-0 (7-0) (2nd place, Big Ten East)

 

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Illinois Fighting Illini:  lost their last game at home against the Purdue Boilermakers 31-24.

Michigan Wolverines:  won their last game at home against the Nebraska Cornhuskers 34-3.

 

Illinois is entering this game with a 7-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th road game of the season here as they are 2-1 in their road games this year. This will also be their 8th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 4-3. They lost against the Purdue Boilermakers in their last game at home 31-24. Tommy Devito started that game at QB and he completed 18/32 passes for 201 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Chase Brown led the team in rushing with 98 yards and 2 TDs on 23 rushing attempts. Brian Hightower led the team in receiving with 89 yards and 1 TD on 5 receptions. Isaac Darkangelo led the defense in that game with 10 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Tyler Strain came away with the only interception for them while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one.

 

 

 

Michigan is entering this game with a 10-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 8th home game of the season as they are 7-0 in their home games this year. This will also be the 8th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 7-0. They won against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in their last game at home 34-3. J.J. McCarthy started that game at QB and he completed 8/17 passes for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns. Blake Corum led the team in rushing with 162 yards and 1 TD on 28 carries. Ronnie Bell led the team in receiving with 72 yards and 1 TD on 4 receptions. Junior Colson led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Junior Colson and Mason Graham each led the defense in sacks with 1 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Michigan listed as a 17 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Michigan is one of the few undefeated teams left in the country and they have been getting better and better each week that they play. Their defense was really good at the start of the season but still gave up more points than they should have, now they are playing like the elite defense they had last year and they have been very tough to score on in their last few games. The Michigan offense is also starting to roll over teams while Illinois has been heading in the opposite direction as of late. Illinois was playing so well for most of the season but now they have lost 2 games in a row and their defense really hasn't looked that great. They are starting to give up a lot more points in their games now but, their offense hasn't looked good either and it has struggled all season as they don't put up a ton of points in their games relying on that good defense. Illinois is going to struggle to score at all on this good Michigan defense and Michigan will just keep adding to the score with their offense until the deficit is too large for Illinois to come back from. The best way to place a bet here is on Michigan to cover the spread in this game.

 

Illinois Michigan Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, November 19, 2022 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Michigan 41 Illinois 10.

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Illinois Fighting Illini: 1-5 ATS after 3 consecutive games where they committed 1 or less turnovers. 18-10 UNDER in all games. 14-8 UNDER against conference opponents.

Michigan Wolverines: 6-1 ATS when the total is between 42.5 and 49. 12-2 UNDER as a home favorite. 12-4 UNDER in home games.

 

 

Illinois Fighting Illini:  C. Brown (RB) day-to-day - Leg. P. Bryant (WR) day-to-day - Undisclosed. J. McCray (RB) day-to-day - Leg.

Michigan Wolverines:  K. Mullings (LB) day-to-day - Undisclosed. L. Schoonmaker (TE) day-to-day - Undisclosed. C. McNamara (QB) out for season - Knee.

 

 

"When we can't follow through on doing the fundamentals of that philosophy, complimentary football, efficient on early downs, take advantage of manageable clock situations, all of those things, if we don't do that, we're going to have failure. That's what we've seen the last two weeks." - Bret Bielema after his team’s loss against Purdue in their last game.

 

 

"Just going 1-0, that's what we're trying to do each week. Really proud, I'm really proud of the team. I mean, the players are the ones that deserve the most credit. I mean, they've worked so darn hard and it's such a real tight-knit group, it's fun. It's a joyful, happy ride that we're on.” - Jim Harbaugh after his team’s win against Nebraska in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Hightower, Brian

WR Bryant, Pat

WR Williams, Isaiah 

TE Reiman, Tip 

QB DeVito, Tommy 

RB Brown, Chase 

 

WR Johnson, Cornelius

WR Bell, Ronnie

WR Wilson, Roman  

TE Schoonmaker, Luke 

QB McCarthy, J.J. 

RB Corum, Blake 

 

 

Passing: T. Devito (2080)

Rushing: C. Brown (1442)

Receiving: I. Williams (553)

Touchdowns: C. Brown (10)

 

Passing: J. McCarthy (1744)

Rushing: B. Corum (1349)

Receiving: R. Bell (597)

Touchdowns: B. Corum (18) 

 

Coaches:

Illinois Fighting Illini: Bret Bielema (2nd season)

Michigan Wolverines: Jim Harbaugh (8th season)