Illinois vs. Purdue Prediction 12/24/10 College Football Tips

The Purdue Boilermakers and the Illinois Fighting Illini meet on Saturday afternoon in Week 7 college football action at Memorial Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and identify the best bets for this game. Here is a prediction for Purdue vs. Illinois.

Purdue Summary

The Purdue Boilermakers come into this game looking to shake off their current four-game losing streak following a 52-6 loss to Wisconsin in their last outing. After this game, Purdue will head to a matchup with Oregon.

Boiler failed

Hudson Card threw for 738 yards, 7 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on a 63.4% pass rate, while Devin Mockobee had 362 rushing yards on the year and Reggie Love III also had 210 rushing yards. Max Klare leads Purdue’s receiving group with 15 receptions for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns. On defense, Dillon Thieneman has a team-high 42 total tackles, including 27 solo tackles, while Kydran Jenkins has 38 total tackles, including 3.5 sacks. As a unit, Purdue’s defense has recorded 9 sacks so far this season.

Why the Purdue Boilermakers will win

• Purdue has won four of its last five games as an underdog against Illinois.
• Illinois has lost six of its last eight games in October as a home favorite against teams not in the AP rankings.
• Purdue has covered the spread in each of its last eight road games in October against AP-ranked teams.
• Illinois has failed to cover the spread in each of its last seven home games against conference opponents.

Illinois Review

The Illinois Fighting Illini come into this game looking to bounce back from their bye week after suffering their first loss of the season with a 21-7 loss to Penn State. After that game, Illinois travels home for a date with Michigan.

Fighting Illini to keep momentum going

Luke Altmyer has thrown for 1,047 yards, 11 touchdowns and one interception on 70% passing, while Kaden Feagin has a team-high 306 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns. Aidan Laughery, Ca’Lil Valentine and Josh McCray all have over 100 rushing yards for the Illini, while Pat Bryant has a team-high 346 receiving yards and 23 grabs with 6 touchdowns and Zakhari Franklin has a team-high 24 receptions for 286 yards this season. On defense, Matthew Bailey leads the Illini with 32 total tackles, while Xavier Scott has a team-high 3 interceptions. Gabe Jacas also has a team-high 3 sacks this year. As a unit, Illinois’ defense posted 13 sacks and 7 interceptions.

Why the Illinois Fighting Illini will win

• Purdue has lost each of its last six road games.
• The favorite has won each of Purdue’s last seven games.
• Purdue has failed to cover the spread in each of its last six games in October.
• The favorite has covered the spread in each of Purdue’s last five games.

Purdue vs Illinois Prediction

I’m here on the Illini. Purdue is just cutting its teeth, and while at some point you have to assume that we’ve hit the bottom of the market at Purdue and maybe things need to go the other way, Purdue hasn’t shown us anything that points to that suggests that this will happen. The Illini are proving to be tough and are a team on the rise, although I don’t really have high hopes for them heading into the season. Give me Illinois here.