The Champaign Room · Sep 3, 2023
Illinois opens as slight underdog against Kansas
As if a last-second field goal against a MAC team to open the season wasn’t enough adversity, here’s some more for the Illini.
Illinois will head to Lawrence on Friday as a 3-point underdog vs. Kansas.
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— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 3, 2023 This isn’t a surprise considering the game is being played at KU’s Memorial Stadium and the Jayhawks are expected to have starting QB Jalon Daniels making his season debut.
The Illini were 9-point favorites vs. Toledo, but didn’t cover that spread, winning only by 2.