Purdue at Illinois 10/31/20 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Purdue Boilermakers visit Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois on Saturday for a Big Ten clash against the Illinois Fighting Illini. Purdue opened its 2020 college football regular season with a hard-fought 24-20 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday. Purdue gained 396 yards of total offense but allowed Iowa 460 yards. Purdue passed for 282 yards and rushed for 104 yards.

Purdue quarterback Aidan O'Connell has passed for 282 yards with three touchdowns, two interceptions and has been sacked twice. The leading rusher for Purdue is Zander Horvath with 129 yards. David Bell is the leading receiver for Purdue with 121 yards and three touchdown receptions while Milton Wright has 85 yards receiving. On defense, linebacker Jaylan Alexander has a team-high 10 tackles.

Illinois opened its 2020 regular season on a disappointing note after losing to Wisconsin 45-7. The Fighting Illini gave up 430 yards of total offense to Wisconsin and gained just 218 yards of offense. Illinois turned the ball over twice and had nearly 27 minutes less time of possession then Wisconsin. The Fighting Illini made just eight first downs in the entire game while the defense allowed Wisconsin to make 23 first downs.

Quarterback Brandon Peters has passed for just 87 yards and has been sacked twice. Peters is also the leading rusher for Illinois with 75 yards, while Mike Epstein has rushed for 36. Brian Hightower and Josh Imatorbhebhe are the leading receivers with 26 yards apiece. On defense, linebacker Tarique Barnes has a team-high 11 tackles and one quarterback sack.