Rutgers vs. Illinois final odds and prediction for Week 10

Illinois needs a bounce back, but can the Illini get enough stops to pull out a win over Rutgers on Saturday in Champaign?

Believing he crossed the goal line, Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Luke Altmyer (9) | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesWith losses to Indiana and Ohio State, the top two teams in the country, Illinois still had a case for the College Football Playoff. Last week’s loss to Washington, 42-25, out in Seattle dashed those hopes, however. Now, the Fighting Illini need to bounce back and end this two-game losing skid and preserve the strong season.

Rutgers, on the other side, is scratching and clawing to bowl eligibility for the…