College Football Odds: Minnesota-Illinois prediction, odds and pick

Minnesota has won four games in a row this season. Illinois has started the season 5-1. The team has gone 1-2 in conference play this year.

Tanner Morgan has been the starting quarterback for Minnesota since the end of the 2018 season. Mohamed Ibrahim is one of most talented running backs in the nation. Minnesota is averaging 38.6 points per game and 222 yards of offense per match. The defense has allowed just 8.8 points and just 222 rushing yards per contest. Mariano Sori-Marin leads the team with 32 tackles and is tied for the lead with three tackles for loss.

Tommy DeVito, a Syracuse transfer, has lived up to the billing of his four-star prospect rating. DeVino has completed 69 percent of passes for 1,163 yards, nine touchdowns and two interceptions this season. Artur Sitkowski, who was a former blue-chip Rutgers recruit, will likely start for Illinois if DeVitto is injured.

Chase Brown leads the team with 879 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Reggie Love III is second with 152 rushingyards. Pat Bryant leads with 313 receiving yards. Isaiah Williams is injured. Illinois has averaged 26 points per game this season. The team's defense is one of the most feared in the nation, surrendering just eight points a game.

Minnesota and Illinois are playing a great defense.

Illinois is favored by 6.5 points.