Illinois lost 20-14 to Rutgers, but that was a week after the Fighting Illini had to go nine overtimes to beat Penn State. The Illini have allowed only 18.2 points per game their last six games, and Illinois QB Brandon Peters went 14 of 19 for 190 yards and two touchdowns against the Scarlet Knights. Minnesota is laying too many points against a team that has been playing good defense. The Golden Gophers have won four straight while playing a mediocre schedule so far, and they lost 14-10 to Bowling Green as a 30.5-point favorite in September. Also, Minnesota is thin at running back with three who are out for the season. Illinois has covered six of its past eight November games, and it has been keeping games close while being 3-2-1 ATS its last six games. Chase Brown rushed for 257 yards against Charlotte and 223 versus Penn State. He also had 18 carries against Rutgers for 67 yards. Grab the big points with Illinois.
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Who was the public on? 69% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the +2.5 ATS. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 24.5 to 21.0 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 71% of the public bets were on Minnesota Golden Gophers on the -2.5 ATS. And, 58% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 23.8 to 20.7 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 57% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the +4.5 ATS. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 20.6 to 18.6 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline, Illinois winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 60% of the public bets were on Minnesota Golden Gophers on the -14.5 ATS. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 30.3 to 15.4 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 67% of the public bets were on Minnesota Golden Gophers on the -8 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 37.7 to 27.8 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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