Northwestern Wildcats vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, 11/27/2021 College Football Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Illinois Fighting Illini

Date: Saturday, November 27, 2021

Location: Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL

TV: BTN

Odds/Point Spread: Fighting Illini (-6.5)

Total/Over-Under: 43

The Northwestern Wildcats (3-8) are headed to Memorial Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the Illinois Fighting Illini (4-7). Northwestern opens this contest as 6.5-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total has been set at 43.

The Northwestern Wildcats come into this game with a record of 3-8 for this year. In their last game, the Wildcats took on the Purdue Boilermakers and ended up losing by a score of 32-14. Evan Hull was the best rusher for the Wildcats with 25 carries for 96 yds (3.8 yds per attempt). Andrew Marty went 10/14 with 93 yards through the air and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 150.8 and ended the contest with no interceptions. When it came to stopping the run, the Wildcats gave up 51 yards on 22 attempts, which averages out to 2.3 yds per run surrendered. Northwestern relinquished 29 completions on 39 tries for 423 yds, and a completion rate of 74.4%. In all, they ran 69 plays for 303 yds. The Northwestern Wildcats ran the ball a total of 44 different times and totaled 144 yards, which is an average of 3.3 yds per attempt.

Regarding getting in the endzone, the Northwestern Wildcats are sitting at 16.8 PPG. As a unit they're maintaining an average of 147.5 yards in the run game which has them sitting 81st in the nation. The Wildcats have earned 3,628 total yards for the season. In terms of scoring, Northwestern has totaled 13 touchdowns through the air and 10 rushing touchdowns. Northwestern has tallied 194 1st downs as an offense, and they have been flagged for 53 penalties for 479 yds. They have turned the football over 20 different times.

Regarding yards via the pass, the Wildcats are allowing 2,356 yards which puts them in 61st in the nation. They have relinquished 214.2 yards per contest through the air as well as allowing a completion percentage of 67.5%. During the season, they have yielded 428.3 yards/game putting them 110th in the nation. They have allowed 10 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 28 touchdowns pounding the rock. The opposition is running for an average of 5.4 yards per rush and 214.1 rushing yards per contest this year. For the season, they have given up 2,355 yards on the ground through 11 games. The Wildcats rank 88th in D-1 when it comes to the opposition scoring, conceding 27.4 PPG.

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The Fighting Illini step onto the field holding a record of 4-7 this season. The last time they took the field, the Fighting Illini went home defeated by a final of 33-23 against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Brandon Peters (2 TDs) ended the contest with 248 yards on 16/36 through the air while his QB rating was 109.5. He threw 2 interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 6.9. Chase Brown ran the ball 13 times for 42 yds, walking away from the contest with 3.2 yds per carry for Illinois. Illinois rushed for 2.6 yds per carry, finishing with 64 yds on 25 attempts. The Fighting Illini finished the contest with 312 yds and they ran 61 plays (5.1 yds per play). The Fighting Illini secondary gave up a completion rate of 33.3%, relinquishing 83 yds on 6 for 18 through the air. Illinois surrendered 52 attempts on the ground for 172 yards (3.3 yds per rush).

The Illinois Fighting Illini maintain an average of 314.9 yards per outing, ranking them 118th in Division 1. The Illinois offense has 583 penalty yards on 56 violations, ranking them 106th in D-1 in terms of helping out the other team. During the season thus far, the Fighting Illini have compiled 1,632 yards through the air in addition to holding an average of 148.4 passing yards per contest, which ranks 122nd in the nation. Regarding putting points on the board, the Fighting Illini are sitting 122nd in the nation averaging 17.7 points per game.

Illinois has given up a total of 1,700 yards on the ground (154.5 yards per contest) in addition to 14 touchdowns via the rush on the campaign. They have given up 12 touchdowns through the air in addition to 223.5 yards/outing, which has them sitting 70th in Division 1. The Fighting Illini defense has been on the field for 765 plays, which ranks 92nd in the country. The Fighting Illini are relinquishing 22.6 points per contest, which has them 53rd in college football. This season, they have given up 249 pts.

Who will win tonight's Wildcats/Fighting Illini college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Wildcats +6.5

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