Game Preview
The Minnesota Golden Gophers step onto this match with a record of 4-1 this season, in their last game, the Golden Gophers were matched against the Purdue Boilermakers and went home with a loss of 20-10. Tanner Morgan went 18/33 with 257 yds passing. He had a quarterback rate of 101.8 and finished the game with 3 interceptions. Bryce Williams was the leader on the ground for the Golden Gophers with 11 carries for 35 yards (3.2 yards per attempt). In all, they had 59 plays which totaled 301 yds. The Minnesota Golden Gophers ran the rock 26 different times and accounted for 44 yards, which came out to an average of 1.7 yds per carry. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Golden Gophers gave up 160 yards on 27 attempts, which averages out to 5.9 yards per run allowed. Minnesota gave up 27 pass completions on 40 attempts for 199 yds, and a completion rate of 67.5%.
In terms of passing yards, the Golden Gophers are giving a total of 703 yards which puts them 1st in the league. Via aerial pass they have grabbed 140.6 yards per game with a completion percentage of 57.6%. Overall, they are giving up 222.0 yards per game which ranks them 1st in Division 1.
The Fighting Illini will arrive into this bout with a record of 5-1 on the season. In their latest match, the Fighting Illini got the win with a final low score of 9-6 when they faced the Iowa Hawkeyes. Artur Sitkowski walked away from the contest as the best player on the team with 74 yds on 13/19 total passing while his QB rate was 90.6. The Fighting Illini finished the match with a total of 318 yards via 75 plays, Illinois ground game averaged 4.5 yds per attempt, totaling 202 yards on 45 carries.
For this match, both teams will look for consistency in their offense especially via the air. Currently the Fighting Illini are the favorites for this game, while the Minnesota Golden Gophers will have to prove themselves on the road once more this season.
Let’s check the latest NCAAF picks, news, stats and NCAAF expert picks for Minnesota vs Illinois. We’ve plenty of NCAAF predictions for you to consider.
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Illinois Fighting Illini Game Information
- Date: 10/15/2022
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL.
- How to Watch Minnesota vs Illinois : BTN
- Live Stream: fubo.tv
Minnesota vs Illinois Betting Lines
Minnesota is -240 according to our Vegas NCAAF Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $42. On the other side, Illinois is +200 according to the Vegas NCAAF Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $200.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Minnesota at a 70.59% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Illinois have 33.33% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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