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Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be looking to go 1-0 on the season when they meet at Memorial Stadium on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -30.5-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 44.5.
Last time out for Illinois, they were a 45-43 loser as they battled Wildcats at home. Illinois failed to cover in the match as a -5.5-point favorite, while 88 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Illinois:
Team record: 5-7 SU,3-9 ATS
Illinois is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Illinois's last 5 games
Illinois is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Eastern Illinois at Northwestern Saturday, September 14
Illinois home to Kansas Saturday, September 7