Gophers vs. Illinois: Who has the edge?

A breakdown of how has the edge this Saturday afternoon with bowl hopes on the line.

OFFENSE -- The Gophers (4-6, 1-5) were the lowest-scoring team in the Big Ten before scoring five touchdowns in a 40-35 loss to No. 5 Iowa last week. That included four TD drives of exactly 75 yards, and another of 60. QB Mitch Leidner has four games with 250-plus passing yards, tying the school record set by Mike Hohensee in 1982. RB Shannon Brooks had 86 rushing yards and a touchdown and added 42 passing yards and another score vs. Iowa. RB Rodney Smith (ankle) is expected to play. ... Four of Illinois' five losses were to teams in the College Football Playoff rankings. The Illini (5-5, 2-4) have the worst…