Michigan Wolverines

Michigan Wolverines

Oct 19, 2024

Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini
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Michigan vs Illinois Pick & Prediction – 10/19/2024

Big Ten rivals will meet on Saturday, October 19 when the Michigan Wolverines visit the Illinois Fighting Illini. Both of these teams already have a loss in conference play and will be looking to avoid a second, as their margin for error in the race for the Big Ten title game is perilous enough. Michigan is a 1.5-point favorite for this contest, while the total is a low number of 42.5. Continue reading for our college football betting picks for Michigan vs Illinois.

Michigan Must Avoid Second Straight Loss

The Michigan Wolverines are 4-2 overall this season and 2-1 in the Big Ten. The last time we saw the Wolverines, they lost on the road against the Washington Huskies. After their bye week this past week, the Wolverines will look to bounce back on the road against an Illinois team that will be hungry to shut down the running game of the Wolverines.

Michigan went with Jack Tuttle at quarterback against Washington, who got closer to breaking 100 passing yards than Alex Orji did in his starts. The quarterback situation for Michigan will be interesting to monitor again this week, as they have yet to find a suitable signal caller who can deliver through the air.

Can Illinois Topple the Defending Champs?

Going into this week, the Illinois Fighting Illini are 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten. Illinois barely survived in overtime against Purdue last week, in what was a lookahead spot for the Illini going into this Michigan vs Illinois matchup. To avoid a loss in this contest, Illinois will need to be physical at the point of attack to neutralize a Michigan offense that has made it clear that running the ball is the bulk of what they can do.

Michigan vs Illinois Betting Prediction

We are expecting an ugly game between Michigan and Illinois, as both defenses should have their way against their opponent. Our best bet for Michigan vs Illinois is for the game to stay under the total of 42.5 points, with Michigan’s inability to generate consistent offense through the air being a big reason for that decision.

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Consensus

Spread Pick Consensus

-3.0/-115
81% MICH
+3.0/-105
19% ILL

Moneyline Pick Consensus

-148
0% MICH
+124
0% ILL

Total Pick Consensus

43.5/-108
13% UN
43.5/-112
87% OV

Stats

  • Team Stats
  • Passing
  • Rushing
  • Special Teams

Offense/Defense

MICH
Team Stats
ILL
6
GM
6
23.5
PPG
20.0
60.0
PLAYS-PG
62.0
306.3
YDS/G
346.5
5.1
YPP
5.6
15.8
1st DPG
18.5
6.0
1st DPass
8.8
9.3
1st DRush
8.2
0.5
1st Pen
1.5
4.8
Pen-Gm
6.0
48.0
Pen-Yds
52.3
0.7
FUM-G
0.5
1.3
INT-G
1.2

Defense/Offense

MICH
Team Stats
ILL
6
GM
6
22.3
PPG
31.0
67.0
PLAYS-PG
64.0
336.2
YDS/G
382.0
5.0
YPP
6.0
19.0
1st DPG
21.8
12.5
1st DPass
11.8
5.0
1st DRush
8.0
1.5
1st Pen
2.0
4.7
Pen-Gm
5.8
32.0
Pen-Yds
45.2
0.3
FUM-G
0.8
1.0
INT-G
0.2

Offense/Defense

MICH
Rushing
ILL
37.8
ATT
32.8
191.3
Y/G
149.2
5.1
Y/A
4.5
1.5
TD/G
0.8

Defense/Offense

MICH
Rushing
ILL
26.7
ATT
35.8
76.3
Y/G
139.5
2.9
Y/A
3.9
0.7
TD/G
1.2

Offense/Defense

MICH
Passing
ILL
13.5
CMP
17.7
22.2
ATT
29.2
60.9
CMP%
60.6
115
Y/G
197.3
5.2
Y/A
6.8
1
TD/G
1.3

Defense/Offense

MICH
Passing
ILL
25
CMP
18.8
40.3
ATT
28.2
62
CMP%
66.9
259.8
Y/G
242.5
6.4
Y/A
8.6
2
TD/G
2.3

MICH
Special Teams
ILL
4.5
Punts-GM
3.0
42.8
Punt Avg
42.9
1.8
Kick Ret GM
0.8
17.9
Kick Ret Avg
17.6
1.5
Punt Ret GM
2.0
10.8
Punt Ret Avg
14.7

Odds

  • Spread
  • MoneyLine
  • Over/Under
Open
Current
Book
MICH ILL
MICH ILL
Consensus
-2.5 (-115)
+2.5 (-113)
-3.0 (-115)
+3.0 (-104)
-2.0 (-115)
+2.0 (-110)
-3.0 (-115)
+3.0 (-105)
-1.5 (-102)
+1.5 (-105)
-3.5 (-102)
+3.5 (-120)
-2.5 (-113)
+2.5 (-113)
-3.5 (-113)
+3.5 (-114)
0.0 (-115)
0.0 (-110)
-3.0 (-115)
+3.0 (-105)
-2.5 (-115)
+2.5 (-110)
-3.0 (-115)
+3.0 (-105)
Open
Current
Book
MICH ILL
MICH ILL
Consensus
-127
+105
-163
+134
-115
-105
-148
+124
-128
+106
-150
+125
-127
+105
-175
+135
-115
-105
-165
+140
-140
+115
-165
+135
Open
Current
Book
Over Under
Over Under
Consensus
40.5 (-106)
40.5 (-115)
43.5 (-111)
43.5 (-110)
42.0 (-112)
42.0 (-108)
43.5 (-112)
43.5 (-108)
40.5 (-110)
40.5 (-110)
43.5 (-110)
43.5 (-110)
40.5 (-106)
40.5 (-115)
43.5 (-112)
43.5 (-109)
42.0 (-110)
42.0 (-110)
43.5 (-110)
43.5 (-110)
41.5 (-110)
41.5 (-110)
43.5 (-110)
43.5 (-110)