Illinois Fighting Illini vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 10/1/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022

Location: Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI

TV: BTN

Odds/Point Spread: Badgers (-9)

Total/Over-Under: 44

Camp Randall Stadium is the location where the Wisconsin Badgers (2-2) will attempt to defeat the Illinois Fighting Illini (3-1) on Saturday. Illinois opens as 9-point underdogs. The total is set at 44.

The Illinois Fighting Illini head into this matchup 3-1 for this season. In their last matchup, the Fighting Illini played the Chattanooga Mocs and earned the victory with a final of 31-0. Chase Brown was the best rusher for the Fighting Illini with 20 attempts for 108 yards (5.4 yards per carry). Tommy Devito went 24/32 with 332 yards through the air and 3 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rate of 193.1 and ended the contest with no picks. On the ground, the Fighting Illini conceded 93 yds on 33 tries, which is an average of 2.8 yards per run allowed. Illinois allowed 6 pass completions on 19 tries for 49 yds, and a completion rate of 31.6%. At the end of the game, they had 71 plays which gave them a total of 502 yds. The Illinois Fighting Illini ran the football 36 different times and recorded 164 yds, which came out to an average of 4.6 yards per tote.

Concerning putting points on the board, the Illinois Fighting Illini are sitting at 28.3 points per game. As a unit they're averaging 209.0 yards on the ground ranking them 25th in D-1. The Fighting Illini have earned 1,819 total yards for this campaign. When it comes to notching touchdowns, Illinois has earned 9 passing touchdowns and 4 touchdowns via the ground. Illinois has 94 1st downs as an offense, and they have been called for 28 penalties for 272 yards. They have turned the ball over 9 times.

When talking about yards through the air, the Fighting Illini are giving up 589 yds which puts them in 12th in the country. They have yielded 147.3 yards per contest through the air in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 41.5%. For the year, they are surrendering 234.5 yards per contest ranking them 5th in Division 1. They have yielded 1 touchdown via the pass and 1 touchdown on the ground. They are allowing an average of 2.9 yards per rushing attempt and 87.3 rushing yards per contest for the year. In total, they have allowed 349 yards on the ground through 4 contests. The Fighting Illini sit in 4th in D-1 regarding the opposition scoring, allowing 8.0 points per game.

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The Badgers head into this matchup 2-2 for this season. When they last stepped on the field, the Badgers took a loss by a final score of 52-21 when they faced the Ohio State Buckeyes. Braelon Allen carried the football 23 times for 165 yds, ending the game with 7.2 yards per attempt for Wisconsin. Graham Mertz (1 touchdown) finished the contest with 94 yds on 11/20 passing while his QB rate was 101. He threw 1 interception and his average yards per attempt was 4.7. Wisconsin relinquished 43 rushing attempts for 258 yds (6.0 yards per rush). The Badgers pass defense conceded a completion percentage of 63.0%, surrendering 281 yards on 17 for 27 through the air. The Badgers finished the contest with 296 yards while running 56 plays (5.3 yards per play). Wisconsin ran the ball for 5.5 yards per tote, finishing with 192 yards on 35 attempts.

When looking at their scoring prowess, the Badgers sit 48th in the nation holding an average of 34.8 points per contest. For the season so far, the Badgers have a total of 885 yards through the air in addition to holding an average of 221.3 passing yards per game, giving them a rank of 88th in college football. The Wisconsin Badgers average 433.0 yards per game, which is good for 55th in the country. The Wisconsin offense has racked up 264 yds of penalties on 25 infractions, which is 70th in the nation in terms of making mistakes.

The Badgers are allowing 19.0 points per game, which has them 34th in the nation. Wisconsin has surrendered a total of 486 yards via the ground game (121.5 yards per game) as well as 4 touchdowns via the rush this season. In total, they have allowed 76 total points. They have allowed the opposition 6 touchdowns through the air as well as 197.8 yards per game, which has them ranked 41st in Division 1. The Badgers defense has taken part in 236 plays, which is 23rd in Division 1.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Fighting Illini +9

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