Illinois vs. Toledo football odds, tips and betting trends

The Toledo Rockets (0-0) visit the Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0) at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) on Saturday, September 2, 2023.

A year ago, the Fighting Illini finished 8-5 and lost the ReliaQuest Bowl. Offensively, they averaged 24.2 points per game (95th in the nation) while defensively conceding 12.8 (first). The Rockets’ 2022 season finished with a win at the Boca Raton Bowl after a 9-5 record. They averaged 31.3 points per game (44th in college football) and gave up 25.1 per contest (55th).

The Fighting Illini are 9-point favorites against the Rockets. The over/under is set at 46.5 points.

Illinois vs. Toledo odds and lines

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• Spread Favorite: Illinois (-9)
• Moneyline: Illinois (-371), Toledo (+289)
• Total: 46.5 points

• Illinois had eight wins in 13 games against the spread last season.
• Illinois’ ATS record as at least 9-point favorites was 3-1 last season.
• Out of 13 Illinois games last season, four went over the total.

• Against the spread, Toledo was 5-9-0 last year.
• Toledo had no wins ATS (0-1) as underdogs of 9 points or more last season.
• There were six Toledo games (out of 14) that went over the total last season.

• Tommy DeVito: 2,647 PASS YDS / 203.6 YPG / 69.6% / 15 TD / 4 INT
• Chase Brown: 328 CAR / 1,643 YDS / 126.4 YPG / 10 TD / 27 REC / 240 YDS / 18.5 YPG / 3 TD
• Reggie Love III: 70 CAR / 317 YDS / 24.4 YPG / 2 TD / 4 REC / 16 YDS / 1.2 YPG / 0 TD
• Isaiah Williams: 81 REC / 709 YDS / 54.5 YPG / 5 TD
• Brian Hightower: 37 REC / 452 YDS / 34.8 YPG / 2 TD
• Pat Bryant: 33 REC / 450 YDS / 34.6 YPG / 2 TD
• Seth Coleman: 40 TKL / 4 TFL / 5 SACK
• Isaac Darkangelo: 62 TKL / 6 TFL / 1 SACK
• Sydney Brown: 56 TKL / 3 TFL / 1 SACK / 6 INT / 7 PD

• DeQuan Finn: 2,265 PASS YDS / 161.8 YPG / 59.8% / 23 TD / 12 INT / 130 CAR / 632 RUSH YDS / 9 TD
• Jacquez Stuart: 134 CAR / 770 YDS / 55 YPG / 4 TD / 10 REC / 50 YDS / 3.6 YPG / 0 TD
• Jerjuan Newton: 53 REC / 830 YDS / 59.3 YPG / 9 TD
• Devin Maddox: 40 REC / 589 YDS / 42.1 YPG / 3 TD
• DeMeer Blankumsee: 40 REC / 471 YDS / 33.6 YPG / 3 TD
• Desjuan Johnson: 43 TKL / 7 TFL / 5.5 SACK / 1 INT / 1 PD
• Dallas Gant: 75 TKL / 4 TFL
• Quinyon Mitchell: 26 TKL / 2 TFL / 5 INT / 6 PD

• Game Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
• Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
• Location: Champaign, Illinois
• Venue: Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
• TV Channel: BTN