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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Penn State Nittany Lions
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Penn State Nittany Lions will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Beaver Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Nittany Lions as -17.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 48.5.
Penn State won its last outing, a 56-0 result against Golden Flashes on September 21. Penn State covered in that game as a -48.5-point favorite, while the 56 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Last time out for Illinois, they were a 31-24 winner as they battled Cornhuskers on the road. Illinois covered in the match as a +9.5-point underdog, while 55 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Illinois:
Team record: 4-0 SU,3-0-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Illinois is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois's last 6 games
Penn State:
Team record: 3-0 SU,2-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Penn State is 17-5-1 ATS in its last 23 games
Penn State is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Penn State's last 7 games
Next up:
Illinois home to Purdue Saturday, October 12
Penn State home to UCLA Saturday, October 5