Illinois at Purdue odds, picks and best bets

The Illinois Fighting Illini (3-4, 1-3 Big Ten West) visit the Purdue Boilermakers (2-5, 1-3) Saturday for a noon ET kickoff at Ross-Aide Stadium. Below is a breakdown of the Illini-Boilermakers sports gambling odds and lines, with betting tips on the moneyline, spread and Over/Under, along with suggested bets.

Purdue has won the last three in the series, including last season's 46-7 rout at Illinois.

Illinois at Purdue: Betting trends and tips

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• Illinois shocked the college football world with a 24-23 home upset of the then-No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers last Saturday, winning outright as a 30.5-point underdog. The game finished UNDER the projected total of 52.
• Purdue lost at the then-No. 23 Iowa Hawkeyes 26-20 last week, but covered as 17.5-point dogs. The game barely finished UNDER the 47.5 O/U line.
• The Illini are 1-1 on the road; the Boilermakers are 0-3 at home.
• Both teams are 4-3 ATS with Purdue covering three games in a row.
• Illinois is 3-4 O/U, while Purdue is 4-3.
• Illinois averages 29.7 points and 334.3 yards per game; Purdue averages 26.3 points and 384.0 yards per game.
• Illinois QB Brandon Peters has completed 56.1% of his passes, throwing for 971 yards and 12 TDs. He has four INTs.
• Purdue QB Jack Plummer has completed 59.6% of his passing, throwing for 1,292 yards and nine TDs vs. five picks.
• Illini RB Reggie Corbin leads the ground game with 479 yards (5.7 average per carry) and four TDs.
• RB King Doerue is Purdue's top RB, rushing for 252 yards and three TDs on 77 carries.
• WR Josh Imatorbhebhe leads the Illini with 364 receiving yards and six TDs on 22 catches.
• Purdue WR David Bell is Plummer's top target - 39 catches for 635 yards and four TDs.

Illinois at Purdue : Odds, betting lines and picks

Oct 19, 2019; Champaign, IL; Illinois Fighting Illini kicker James McCourt is congratulated by teammates after kicking the game-winning field goal against the Wisconsin Badgers at Memorial Stadium. (Photo Credit: Patrick Gorski - Paste BN Sports)

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Prediction

Illinois 24, Purdue 22

Moneyline ( ?)

At +275, Illinois isn't a bad play with the possibility of carrying momentum from last week's upset of Wisconsin into West Lafayette. Purdue isn't good enough or worthy enough of the -358 it has received for Saturday. This is a PASS.

Against the Spread ( ?)

ILLINOIS ( +9.5, -106) is the STRONGEST PLAY. The team's confidence is growing, which will show Saturday as Purdue (-9.5, -115) will find itself in a dogfight.

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Over/Under ( ?)

The UNDER 60.5 ( -110) is the play. Both offenses aren't impressive enough to bet an OVER (-115), especially of 60 points.

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