Iowa at Illinois 11/17/18 - NCAA Football Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 10:23 AM ET

The Iowa Hawkeyes visit Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois on Saturday to play the Illinois Fighting Illini in a Big Ten battle. Iowa was upset on Saturday by Northwestern 14-10 eliminating the Hawkeyes from division title contention in the Big Ten. Iowa was close to field goal territory in the fourth quarter but Mekhi Sargent fumbled and Northwestern recovered. The Hawkeyes had a final chance with less than two-minutes remaining but fumbled again.

Illinois fell to 4-6 on the season after being beaten by Nebraska 54-35 in a game with little defense for either side. Turnovers hurt the Illini committing three alone in the first half that led to 17 Cornhuskers points. Quarterback AJ Bush passed for 126 yards but threw two interceptions and rushed for 187 yards with three touchdowns in the loss.
Nate Stanley leads Iowa in passing with 2,308 yards, 18 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Toren Young leads the Hawkeyes in rushing with 480 yards and two touchdowns, while Mekhi Sargent is close behind with 454 yards and six touchdowns. T.J. Hockenson leads the Hawkeyes in receiving with 615 yards and four touchdowns. Noah Fant has 453 yards receiving and six touchdown receptions.

Illinois quarterback AJ Bush Jr. leads the team in passing with 1,050 yards, five touchdowns and seven interceptions. Reggie Corbin has 1,011 yards rushing and nine touchdowns to lead Illinois. The leading receiver is Trenard Davis with 25 receptions for 255 yards. Ricky Smalling is third in receiving with 178 yards, but leads in TD receptions with three.

Iowa wants to continue winning for an opportunity to play in a better bowl game now that the Hawkeyes are eliminated from Big Ten title contention. The Fighting Illini could become bowl eligible with two wins but that is highly unlikely. Take the road chalk to cover. Final Score Prediction, Iowa Hawkeyes win and cover ATS 30-12.

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