Iowa vs. Illinois Prediction, Odds, Picks - November 18

Updated Nov. 18, 2023 3:06 p.m. ET

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The Illinois Fighting Illini (5-5) are 3-point underdogs in a road Big Ten matchup with the Iowa Hawkeyes (8-2) on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at Kinnick Stadium. A total of 33 points has been set for this matchup.

The Hawkeyes beat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 22-0, in their last game. The Fighting Illini beat the Indiana Hoosiers, 48-45, in their most recent game.

Iowa vs. Illinois Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
Location: Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa
TV: Fox Sports 1
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Iowa vs Illinois Betting Information updated as of November 18, 2023, 2:47 PM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Iowa	-3 (-109)	-151	+128	33	-108	-112

Iowa vs. Illinois Prediction

Pick ATS: Iowa (-3)
Pick OU: Over (33)
Prediction: Iowa 28, Illinois 14

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Iowa vs. Illinois Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Hawkeyes 18, Fighting Illini 15.
The Hawkeyes have a 60.2% chance to collect the win in this game based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Fighting Illini hold a 43.9% implied probability.
Iowa has covered five times in 10 chances against the spread this season.
Illinois has covered just twice in 10 matchups with a spread this year.

Iowa vs. Illinois: Head-to-Head

The last two times Illinois and Iowa have squared off, the two teams share a split 1-1 record.
The two teams have gone over the total on one occasion while sharing an even 1-1 record in their meetings against the spread.
Over their last two head-to-head contests, Iowa has scored 39 points, while Illinois has compiled 32.

Iowa vs. Illinois: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Iowa	Illinois
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	18.8 (122)	23.8 (95)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	12.3 (3)	29.3 (97)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	15 (78)	18 (108)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	12 (90)	12 (90)

Iowa 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Leshon Williams	RB	614 YDS / 1 TD / 61.4 YPG / 5.0 YPC 11 REC / 68 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 6.8 REC YPG
Kaleb Johnson	RB	332 YDS / 2 TD / 33.2 YPG / 4.0 YPC
Erick All	TE	21 REC / 299 YDS / 3 TD / 29.9 YPG
Jaziun Patterson	RB	180 YDS / 2 TD / 18.0 YPG / 3.9 YPC
Jay Higgins	LB	107 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK / 1 INT
Nick Jackson	LB	72 TKL / 6.0 TFL / 3.0 SACK
Sebastian Castro	DB	44 TKL / 5.0 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD
Joe Evans	DE	33 TKL / 7.0 TFL / 4.0 SACK

Illinois 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Luke Altmyer	QB	1,888 YDS (64.8%) / 13 TD / 10 INT 282 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 28.2 RUSH YPG
Isaiah Williams	WR	68 REC / 893 YDS / 5 TD / 89.3 YPG
Pat Bryant	WR	36 REC / 520 YDS / 6 TD / 52.0 YPG
Kaden Feagin	RB	438 YDS / 2 TD / 43.8 YPG / 4.6 YPC 9 REC / 116 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 11.6 REC YPG
Jer'Zhan Newton	DL	37 TKL / 6.0 TFL / 5.5 SACK
Dylan Rosiek	LB	52 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Xavier Scott	DB	51 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 2 INT / 3 PD
Miles Scott	DB	47 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD