Illinois Fighting Illini vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/29/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 29, 2022

Venue:  Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Illinois -7.5, Nebraska +7.5; Over/Under:  50.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Illinois -7.5, Nebraska +7.5; Over/Under:  50.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Illinois -7.5, Nebraska +7.5; Over/Under:  50.5 points

 

Illinois Fighting Illini:  6-1 (3-1) (1st place, Big Ten West)

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  3-4 (2-2) (3rd place, Big Ten West)

 

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Illinois Fighting Illini:  won their last game at home against the Minnesota Golden Gophers 26-14.

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  lost their last game on the road against the Purdue Boilermakers 43-37.

 

Illinois is entering this game with a 6-1 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd road game of the season here as they are 1-1 in their road games this year. This will also be their 5th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 3-1. They won against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in their last game at home 26-14. Tommy Devito started that game at QB and he completed 25/32 passes for 252 yards and 1 touchdown. Chase Brown led the team in rushing with 180 yards on 41 rushing attempts. Isaiah Williams led the team in receiving with 62 yards on 9 receptions. Gabe Jacas led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. Gabe Jacas and Jer'Zhan Newton each led the defense in sacks with 1 while Sydney Brown, Jartavius Martin, and Kendall Smith each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Nebraska is entering this game with a 3-4 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 5th home game of the season as they are 2-2 in their home games this year. This will also be the 5th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 2-2. They lost against the Purdue Boilermakers in their last game on the road 43-37. Casey Thompson started that game at QB and he completed 16/29 passes for 354 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Trey Palmer led the team in rushing with 60 yards on 1 carry. Trey Palmer also led the team in receiving with 237 yards and 2 TDs on 7 receptions. Isaac Gifford led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles. Malcolm Hartzog came away with the only interception for them while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one.

The current betting odds have Nebraska listed as a 7.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Nebraska had a terrible start to their season and even had to fire their head coach because of it but their interim coach has taken over the team now and has already been improving them in their last few games. Nebraska is 2-2 in conference play right now and they just played a really good game against Purdue in their last one, losing by 6 points but that was a game where they just wouldn't go away no matter how much Purdue tried to pull away. Illinois has been very good this season at 6-1 but their success stems heavily from their defense which has been keeping them in a lot of games. They are not a team that scores a lot of points on offense and a lot of their wins this year have been really low in scoring. They will try to use their defense here at home to stop Nebraska on offense and try to win the game that way as they are not built to pull away in their games with big leads since their offense is not that great. Nebraska has been a lot better in their games lately though and they are the kind of team that will stick around in this game, especially if it stays more defensive and lower scoring. The best way to place a bet here is on Nebraska to cover the spread in this game.

 

Illinois Nebraska Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 29, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Illinois 24 Nebraska 20.

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Illinois Fighting Illini: 16-31 ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points. 16-9 UNDER in all games. 15-7 UNDER as a road favorite. 

Nebraska Cornhuskers: 16-6 ATS after scoring and allowing 30 pts or more last game. 11-5 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive straight up losses. 20-14 UNDER after allowing 325 or more passing yards in their last game.

 

 

Illinois Fighting Illini:  E. Holmes (LB) out for season - Knee. S. Miller (WR) out for season - Undisclosed. D. Leary (QB) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  D. Crawford (WR) out for season - Knee. A. Allen (RB) out for season - Undisclosed. N. Nouili (OL) out for season - Suspension.

 

 

“I think Coach Joseph, because he played there, has definitely had a huge impact on what’s happened since that transition. I notice a difference on offense, defense and, really, even on special teams. The way they’re playing the game.” - Bret Bielema on their upcoming game against Nebraska here.

 

 

"That guy just doesn't make mistakes with the football. He's been in this program for six years and he doesn't make mistakes." - Mickey Joseph after his team’s loss against Purdue in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Hightower, Brian

WR Bryant, Pat

WR Williams, Isaiah 

TE Reiman, Tip 

QB DeVito, Tommy 

RB Brown, Chase 

 

WR Palmer, Trey

WR Washington, Marcus

WR Brown, Alante 

TE Vokolek, Travis

QB Thompson, Casey

RB Grant, Anthony 

 

 

Passing: T. Devito (1412)

Rushing: C. Brown (1059)

Receiving: P. Bryant (368)

Touchdowns: C. Brown (6)

 

Passing: C. Thompson (1851)

Rushing: A. Grant (682)

Receiving: T. Palmer (781)

Touchdowns: A. Grant (6)

 

Coaches:

Illinois Fighting Illini: Bret Bielema (2nd season)

Nebraska Cornhuskers: Mickey Joseph (Interim)