Illinois is off to their best start under Brad Underwood. They are14-5 overall and 6-2 in Big Ten play. The Illini will need to do a lot of things right if they want to beat Michigan Saturday, though.
Michigan is 11-7 overall and 2-5 in the Big Ten. The Wolverines have lost four out of their last five games and are on a three-game losing streak. Illinois definitely can’t overlook Michigan as they are still a tough team despite the recent losing. This is still a Michigan team that was in the AP Top 25 last week.