Ohio State had a scare last week in its 42-35 win over Indiana, so it won't take any team lightly from here on out as the Buckeyes survived Justin Fields' three interceptions to pull out the win. Fields had been nearly perfect this season and he expects to have a better performance this week although he did throw for 300 yards and two touchdowns. Illinois lost its first three games before bouncing back and beating Rutgers and Nebraska. The Fighting Illini are only #97 in the country in total yards allowed and #86 in pass defense. The Buckeyes are racking up 535.3 yards and 45.3 points per game and appear to be nearly impossible to stop offensively. The teams haven't met since 2017 when Ohio State won 52-14. The Buckeyes have covered the spread 11 of their last 16 conference games and five of their last seven road contests. Lay the points with Ohio State.
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Who was the public on? 59% of the public bets were on Ohio State Buckeyes on the -25.5 ATS. 97% of the public money was on Ohio State Buckeyes to win on the moneyline. And, 71% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Ohio State would win by a score of 37.8 to 14.1 with Ohio State winning on the moneyline, Illinois winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 56% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the +14.5 ATS. And, 58% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Ohio State would win by a score of 33.8 to 18.1 with Ohio State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Illinois would win by a score of 53.4 to 21.8 with Illinois winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Ohio State would win by a score of 51.8 to 21.1 with Ohio State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Ohio State at Illinois
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 53% of the public bets were on Ohio State Buckeyes on the -41 ATS. 99% of the public money was on Illinois Fighting Illini to win on the moneyline. And, 87% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Ohio State would win by a score of 46.0 to 9.6 with Ohio State winning on the moneyline, Illinois winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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