Indiana Hoosiers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Betting Lines & Preview | NCAAFB Week 1

Star running back Chase Brown and the Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0) meet the Indiana Hoosiers on Friday at 8:00 PM ET, at Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN).

The Hoosiers are favored, but by less than a field goal (-1), against the Fighting Illini. The over/under for this game is 47.5 points.

Create your College Football Pool started with the Internet’s #1 pool creation and hosting platform. Get 15 friends together and play for free!
Start here >

Game Info and Betting Lines for Indiana vs. Illinois

• Game Day: Friday, September 2, 2022
• Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
• Location: Bloomington, Indiana
• Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)

Indiana Betting Insights

• Indiana won just two games against the spread last season.
• Indiana covered the spread once last season (1-2 ATS) when playing as at least 1-point favorites.
• Indiana games hit the over seven out of 12 times last season.

Indiana Stats & Insights

• Indiana averaged 4.6 fewer points per game (17.3) than Illinois allowed (21.9) last season.
• Indiana was 2-2 against the spread and 2-2 overall in games when it put up more than 21.9 points last year.
• Last year Illinois had a 3-1 record against the spread and a 3-1 record overall in games when it held opponents to fewer than 17.3 points.
• Indiana collected 291.1 yards per game last year, 75.2 fewer yards than the 366.3 Illinois gave up per matchup.
• In games that Indiana piled up over 366.3 yards last year, the team was 1-2 against the spread and 1-2 overall.
• When Illinois kept its opponents to fewer than 291.1 yards last season, it had a 4-1 record ATS and a 4-1 record overall.
• Last year Indiana rushed for 35.5 fewer yards per game (115.6) than Illinois allowed per contest (151.1).
• When Indiana ran for over 151.1 yards last year, it compiled a 2-1 ATS record and a 1-2 overall record.
• When Illinois kept its opponents to less than 115.6 rushing yards last year, it was 3-1 against the spread and 3-1 overall.
• Last season Indiana turned the ball over 22 times, five more than Illinois’ takeaways (17).

Indiana’s Best Players

• Last year Michael Penix Jr. produced 939 passing yards (78.3 per game), a 53.7% completion percentage, four touchdowns, and seven interceptions.
• Stephen Carr churned out 600 rushing yards (50.0 per game) and six touchdowns last season.
• Davion Ervin-Poindexter churned out 226 yards on 44 carries (18.8 yards per game), with one rushing touchdown last year.
• Peyton Hendershot reeled in 45 catches for 537 yards (44.8 per game) while being targeted 68 times. He also scored four touchdowns.
• Ty Fryfogle also impressed receiving last season. He bagged 46 receptions for 512 yards and one touchdown. He was targeted 104 times.
• Miles Marshall reeled in 22 passes on 45 targets for 311 yards, averaging 25.9 receiving yards per game.
• Micah McFadden’s stat line last season spoke for itself with 6.5 sacks, 10.0 TFL and 57 tackles.
• Last season Raheem Layne had a huge stat line of one interception, 54 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one pass defended.

Illinois Betting Insights

• Illinois went 7-5-0 ATS last season.
• Illinois covered the spread six times last year (6-3 ATS) when playing as at least 1-point underdogs.
• Last year, four Illinois games hit the over.

Illinois Stats & Insights

• Last season Illinois put up 13.1 fewer points per game (20.2) than Indiana allowed (33.3).
• When Indiana gave up fewer than 20.2 points last year, it had a 1-1 record against the spread and a 1-1 record overall.
• Illinois racked up 56.7 fewer yards per game (327.0) than Indiana allowed (383.7) per contest last year.
• Illinois was 2-2 against the spread and 3-1 overall when the team piled up more than 383.7 yards last year.
• In games Indiana kept its opponents to less than 327.0 yards last year, it had a 1-3 record ATS and a 1-3 record overall.
• Illinois rushed for 170.8 yards per game last year, 22.7 more than the 148.1 Indiana allowed per contest.
• When Illinois ran for more than 148.1 yards last season it compiled a 6-2 ATS record and a 5-3 overall record.
• When Indiana held its opponents to less than 170.8 yards on the ground last year, it was 2-5 against the spread and 2-5 overall.
• Illinois turned the ball over 12 times last season, three more turnovers than Indiana forced (9).

Illinois’ Best Players

• Brandon Peters threw for 1,170 yards and seven touchdowns last season.
• Brown racked up five rushing touchdowns on 84.0 yards per game last season.
• Josh McCray ran for two touchdowns on 549 yards a year ago.
• Isaiah Williams averaged 43.8 receiving yards and collected four receiving touchdowns over the course of the 2021 season.
• Casey Washington caught 21 passes last season on his way to 294 yards.
• Daniel Barker averaged 16.8 receiving yards per game on 2.9 targets per game a season ago.
• Last year Owen Carney Jr. collected 6.0 sacks, 6.0 TFL and 31 tackles.
• Sydney Brown had an impactful defensive performance last season with 65 tackles and one sack.
• Kerby Joseph collected five interceptions in addition to 41 tackles, 1.0 TFL, one sack, and five passes defended a year ago.