Opening point spread (according to VegasInsider): Illinois -1.5
Gut reaction:
Rutgers finally showed some signs of life in the second half last week, looking like a halfway decent football program and they’ll look to continue that next Saturday when they take on a very beatable opponent in the Fighting Illini.
Illinois has been able to get into the mid 20’s on the scoreboard in all of their games and I see them scoring around the same amount this week against Rutgers. The question will be whether the Rutgers offense can get to the mid-20’s or 30’s on offense.