Penn State vs. Illinois Prediction, Odds, Expert Pick

The No. 19 Illinois Fighting Illini (4-0) are 17.5-point underdogs successful a roadworthy Big Ten matchup against nan No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0) connected Saturday, September 28, 2024 astatine Beaver Stadium. The over/under is group astatine 47.5 points for nan outing.

The Nittany Lions won versus nan Kent State Golden Flashes successful their astir caller game, 56-0. In their past game, nan Fighting Illini won against nan Nebraska Cornhuskers, 31-24.

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Penn State tight extremity Tyler Warren throws touchdown walk to Nicholas Singleton to widen lead complete Kent State

Penn State Nittany Lions' tight end, Tyler Warren, threw a touchdown walk to Nicholas Singleton to return a 14-0 lead complete Kent State. 

Penn State vs. Illinois Game Information & Odds

• When: Saturday, September 28, 2024 astatine 7:30 p.m. ET
• Location: Beaver Stadium successful University Park, Pennsylvania
• TV: NBC
• Live Box Score connected FOX Sports

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Pick by FOX Sports Betting Analyst Chris Fallica:

My circuit of nan Big Ten ends successful State College, wherever nan Nittany Lions are a bigger-than-expected favourite complete 4-0 Illinois. This is 1 of those classical games that James Franklin will cover. He's 17-0-1 against nan dispersed (ATS) since 2000 erstwhile favored betwixt 7 and 24 points. But connected nan field, I deliberation they tin person occurrence throwing nan shot and forcing nan Illini to play from down — thing they really haven’t had to do this year. Nebraska had opportunities to get a extremity and get up aggregate scores connected nan Fighting Illini but conscionable couldn’t do it. I deliberation nan talent level astatine Penn State is overmuch amended than that of Nebraska and expect nan Nittany Lions to triumph by 3 touchdowns. 

PICK: Penn State (-18) to triumph by much than 18 points

Penn State vs. Illinois Prediction

• Pick ATS: Illinois (+17.5)  
• Pick OU: Over (47.5) 
• Prediction: Penn State 31, Illinois 18

Predictions are made by nan Data Skrive betting model.

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Penn State vs. Illinois Betting Insights

• Per nan dispersed and over/under, nan implied people for nan tilt is Nittany Lions 32, Fighting Illini 15.
• The Nittany Lions person a 91.1% chance to triumph this title based connected nan moneyline's implied probability. The Fighting Illini person a 13.4% implied probability.
• Penn State has covered doubly successful 3 matchups pinch a dispersed this season.
• Illinois has covered doubly successful 3 games pinch a dispersed this season.

Penn State vs. Illinois: Head-to-Head

• Penn State and Illinois person been matched up evenly complete their past 2 matchups, sharing nan aforesaid 1-1 record.
• The Nittany Lions and nan Fighting Illini person been an moreover matchup complete their past 2 games, sporting a divided 1-1 grounds against nan spread. In those 2 head-to-head matchups, nan 2 squads person yet to spell complete nan total.
• In their past 2 head-to-head matchups, Penn State has racked up 48 points against Illinois, while giving up only 33 points.

Penn State vs. Illinois: 2024 Stats Comparison

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Illinois 2024 Key Players

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