Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Oregon · Conference game
Closing spread
ORE -22.5
✓ ORE W
Total
54.5
▼ Under · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
ILL 15–37 ORE
✓ ORE (94%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORE -22
CloseORE -22.5
Total54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenORE -22
0.5 → ORE
CloseORE -22.5
0.5 pts toward Oregon
Total
Open54.5
no move
Close54.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ORE -22 · closed ORE -22.5 · moved 0.5 toward OREmodel ORE -21.5
model ORE -21.5
Opened 54.5 · unchangedmodel 52.5
model 52.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 20.5–24.5 since 2023: won 95%, covered 46% (80 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORE -22
CloseORE -22.5
Total54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
ORE as a 22.5-point home favorite against ILL, the favorite won 10, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: ORE won 38–9; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 47 points stayed under 54.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 17.5 against an average line of 21.7; 54.1 points a game (usually 54.5). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-20 | 48–31 | L | O57.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-21 | 27–25 | L | O50 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-22 | 49–27 | P | O51 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & situation |
-22.5 | 31–10 | L | U53 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-21 | 17–12 | L | U53 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-20.5 | 35–6 | W | U49.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & total |
-24 | 39–17 | L | O52.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-24 | 40–14 | W | U58 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-21.25 | 30–6 | W | U61.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-20.5 | 42–35 | L | O58.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Illinois ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Illinois ATS trend (5-2)
Illinois have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Illinois 4-0 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Oregon 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 11 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 52% of games with totals 50.5–58.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | |
| 9-1 90% | 4-4 50% | 2-5-1 29% |
Recent meetings
The series
ILL 1–3 ORE
ORE leads · 4 games since 1970 · ORE has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ILL−0.5 →+4.1▲ 4.6#51
ORE+22.4 →+20.3▼ 2.1#6
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#57
Offense
ORE better ▶#19
#73
Defense
ORE better ▶#31
+1.0 #17
Turnovers
◀ ILL better+0.3 #54
63 plays #109
Pace
ORE faster ▶68 plays #54
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ILL off | ORE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.6 #63 | 16.6 #14 | ORE |
| Yards / play | 5.80 #75 | 5.04 #35 | ORE |
| PPA / play | +0.26 #20 | +0.05 #43 | ILL |
| Success rate | 43% #68 | 38% #32 | ORE |
| ORE off | ILL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.6 #27 | 18.1 #22 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.73 #20 | 5.45 #67 | ORE |
| PPA / play | +0.26 #19 | +0.12 #84 | ORE |
| Success rate | 50% #9 | 47% #120 | ORE |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ILL scoring against the ORE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.3 #44 | 8.6 #67 | 15.9 #50 | 5.0 #90 | 6.7 #78 | 11.7 #96 | |
2.9 #15 | 6.4 #48 | 9.3 #32 | 2.4 #8 | 4.9 #36 | 7.3 #12 |
ORE scoring against the ILL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.9 #32 | 12.4 #11 | 20.3 #18 | 3.7 #114 | 10.6 #9 | 14.3 #55 | |
2.9 #15 | 4.3 #16 | 7.1 #9 | 4.4 #39 | 5.7 #54 | 10.1 #34 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 10 mph
gusts 19 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ILL7d
ORE8d
ORE +1 day
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
ILL 1,793 mi
2 time zones
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