Illinois at Nebraska

It has been a real struggle for Illinois who started the season with 12 straight wins and a national ranking. The wheels have come off in a big way for this team, as they have since gone just 2-5. The offense has lost its confidence, as the Illini have failed to make it to even 55 points in their last two games, and they were a miserable 3-20 beyond the arc in their last game. Nebraska will seize the opportunity to make all the possessions tough ones early in this game to take advantage of the poor mental mindset of Illinois in a prolonged offensive slump. The Illini will have to turn up the defense here early to stay in this game. Nebraska was held to under 50 points in their first three conference games, so Illinois will certainly clamp down early, and not let this team gain any confidence. Take the first half UNDER.