Penn State opened the season with a horrific 0-5 start. Whatever could go wrong did for this team, but they stayed focused and have won three straight games. Penn State may be 3-5 on the season but they are statistically under the radar, as they have out-gained opponents by 77 yards per contest. Illinois has a similar record at 2-5 on the season, but are statistically not in the same league as Penn State, as the Illini are being out-gained by nearly 100 yards per game on the season. Illinois has lost five games by an average margin of nearly 21 points per game and simply have not been competitive, while the Lions continue to play hard. Make the play on Penn State to cover.
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September 28, 2024 7:30pm ET
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Illinois Fighting Illini
#193
Penn State Nittany Lions
#194
Lines & Odds
+19.5 (-110)
ATS
-19.5 (-110)
+646
Moneyline
-1000
OVER 48 (-110)
Total
UNDER 48 (-110)
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 72% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the +19.5 ATS. And, 63% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Penn State would win by a score of 32.3 to 21.1 with Penn State winning on the moneyline, Illinois winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1
2
3
4
F
Illinois Fighting Illini
7
0
0
0
7
Penn State Nittany Lions 
7
0
7
7
21
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September 16, 2023 12:10pm ET
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Penn State Nittany Lions
#127
Illinois Fighting Illini
#128
Lines & Odds
-14 (-110)
ATS
+14 (-110)
-620
Moneyline
+443
OVER 47.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 47.5 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 73% of the public bets were on Penn State Nittany Lions on the -14 ATS. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Penn State would win by a score of 31.8 to 17.3 with Penn State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1
2
3
4
F
Penn State Nittany Lions
6
10
7
7
30
Illinois Fighting Illini
0
7
0
6
13
October 23, 2021 12:00pm ET
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Illinois Fighting Illini
#335
Penn State Nittany Lions
#336
Lines & Odds
+24.5 (-110)
ATS
-24.5 (-110)
+1280
Moneyline
-2482
OVER 45.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 45.5 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 63% of the public bets were on Penn State Nittany Lions on the -24.5 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Penn State would win by a score of 39.4 to 11.2 with Penn State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1
2
3
4
O
F
Illinois Fighting Illini
0
7
0
3
3
20
Penn State Nittany Lions
7
3
0
0
3
18
December 19, 2020 5:30pm ET
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Illinois Fighting Illini
#213
Penn State Nittany Lions
#214
Lines & Odds
+16 (-105)
ATS
-16 (-115)
+526
Moneyline
-712
OVER 54 (-110)
Total
UNDER 54 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the +16 ATS. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Penn State would win by a score of 36.0 to 20.1 with Penn State winning on the moneyline, Illinois winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Illinois at Penn State
December 19, 2020
5:30 PM Eastern
Final Score
1
2
3
4
F
Illinois Fighting Illini
21
0
0
0
21
Penn State Nittany Lions
21
21
7
7
56
September 21, 2018 9:00pm ET
@
Penn State Nittany Lions
#307
Illinois Fighting Illini
#308
Lines & Odds
-27 (-110)
ATS
+27 (-110)
-4300
Moneyline
+1850
OVER 59.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 59.5 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 50% of the public bets were on Penn State Nittany Lions on the -27 ATS. 63% of the public money was on Penn State Nittany Lions to win on the moneyline. And, 59% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Penn State would win by a score of 43.8 to 15.7 with Penn State winning on the moneyline and on the spread.
Final Score
1
2
3
4
F
Penn State Nittany Lions
7
14
7
35
63
Illinois Fighting Illini
7
10
7
0
24
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