Northwestern at Illinois 11/27/21 - College Football Picks & Predictions

Memorial Stadium will host a matchup between two struggling teams on Saturday as the northwestern Wildcats visit the Illinois Fighting Illini. northwestern has been abysmal all season coming into this game 3-8 on the year riding a five game losing streak following an 18 point loss to Purdue a week ago. Andrew Marty got to start for northwestern completing 10 of 14 passes for 93 yards and one score, while Ryan Hilinski went eight of 11 through the air for 66 yards as well.

The Northwestern rushing attack carried away against Purdue with 144 yards and one score on 44 carries a team. Evan Hull led the way with 96 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries. Malik Washington Led the way for the northwestern receivers with 54 yards on three catches, while Stephon Robinson Jr. contributed 5 catches for 53 yards.

Illinois is 4-7 on the year after losing three of the last five games played including a 10 point Rd loss to Iowa last week. Illinois played well offensively compiling 312 total yards as a team including 248 through the air to score 23 total points against a stout Iowa defense.

Brandon Peters led the Illinois offense with an abysmal 16-36 passing for 248 yards and two touchdowns but threw two interceptions, while running the ball 3 time for -14 yards. Casey Washington was the primary target for Peters with three catches for 61 yards as Isaiah Williams contributed 36 yards and one score on two receptions.