Best Bets for the Iowa vs. Illinois Game

The Iowa Hawkeyes (8-2) and Illinois Fighting Illini (5-5) will face each other in a clash of Big Ten rivals at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. We have the odds and best bets for you below.

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When and Where is Iowa vs. Illinois?

• Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
• Time: 3:30 PM ET
• Channel: Fox Sports 1
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
• City: Iowa City, Iowa
• Venue: Kinnick Stadium

Best Moneyline Bet

• Prediction: Iowa 28, Illinois 14
• Iowa is 6-1 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 85.7% of those games).
• The Hawkeyes are 2-1 (winning 83.3% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline favorite of -145 or shorter.
• This season, Illinois has been the underdog five times and won two of those games.
• The Fighting Illini have a record of in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +120 on the moneyline.
• The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Hawkeyes a 59.2% chance to win.

Against the Spread Pick

• Pick ATS:Iowa (-3)
  
• Against the spread, Iowa is 4-4-1 this season.
• This season, the Hawkeyes have just two against the spread wins in six games as a favorite of 3 points or more.
• Illinois has two wins versus the spread in 10 games this season.
• The Fighting Illini have been underdogs by 3 points or more four times this year and covered the spread once.

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Best Over/Under Pick

• Pick OU: Over (32.5)
  
• This season, five of Iowa's 10 games have gone over Saturday's total of 32.5 points.
• There have been nine Illinois games that have finished with a combined score higher than 32.5 points this season.
• Iowa averages 18.8 points per game against Illinois' 23.8, amounting to 10.1 points over the matchup's point total of 32.5.

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