College Football Betting Preview and Pick - Illinois Fighting Illini Underdogs vs Cornhuskers at Nebraska

Memorial Stadium will feature the Illinois Fighting Illini vs Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday as both teams try to pay off for betting fans in Week 5 action.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

The Nebraska Cornhuskers were listed as -21.5-point favorites at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook on the college football lines menu.

Odds Shark prediction models pick the Cornhuskers to win this game on Saturday 32-8. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NCAAF matchups here.

Illinois Fighting Illini vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

This season the Nebraska Cornhuskers are 4-0 overall and 3-0-1 ATS against the spread, while the Fighting Illini are 1-2 and 1-2 ATS. As for the totals, Nebraska is 1-3 on the OU, and Illinois is 1-2 Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Nebraska vs Illinois injuries news.

The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Nebraska Cornhuskers rated this week at No. 32 and the Illinois Fighting Illini sitting at No. 89.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Wes Lunt handled the Broncos defense in his team's most recent action, throwing for 312 yards, but Illinois still lost to Western Michigan 34-10.

Northwestern was unable to contain Tommy Armstrong in its last action Saturday and the result was a 24-13 Week 4 loss against the Cornhuskers.

Betting Trends
  • Illinois is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
  • Illinois is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
  • The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Illinois's last 14 games
  • Illinois is 5-16 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
  • Nebraska is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games
  • Nebraska is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nebraska's last 7 games
  • Nebraska is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Illinois home to Purdue, Saturday, October 8th
Nebraska at Indiana, Saturday, October 15th

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