NCAA College Football Matchups

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MATCHUP

No. 23 Illinois (8-3) vs Northwestern (4-7)

Stats:	Overall \| Conference \| Away/Away \| Last 3 \| Grass/Turf \| Last 3 Away/Away
Records:	ATS \| Over/Under
Teams:	Illinois Fighting Illini \| Northwestern Wildcats

Summary

12:00 PM ET	W‑L	ATS	H	A	AF	AA	O/U
Illinois	8-3	7-3-1	6-1	2-2	28.1	21.5	4-7-0
Northwestern	4-7	4-7-0	2-4	2-3	16.9	25.3	6-5-0

Live Odds | All Odds

Best home line	Recent line moves

Recent Trends

Illinois:	Under is 7-1 in ILL last 8 neutral site games. Over is 6-2 in ILL last 8 games in November. ILL are 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
Northwestern:	NW are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall.

Quickchart Matchup

Illinois Off vs Northwestern Def
364 yards 359.8 yards 4.2 yards/rush 3.8 yards/rush 7.6 yards/attempt 7 yards/attempt

Northwestern Off vs Illinois Def
270.3 yards 366.1 yards 3.3 yards/rush 4.5 yards/rush 5.8 yards/attempt 6.7 yards/attempt

Quarterbacks

Illinois	Yds	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int
Luke Altmyer	2373	61.04	7.7	20/3
Donovan Leary	29	40.00	5.8	0/0

Northwestern	Yds	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int
Jack Lausch	1427	54.03	5.8	5/6
Mike Wright	356	58.21	5.3	0/1
Ryan Hilinski	121	60.00	8.1	0/1

Overall Stats | In Depth

Off	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
ILL NW	28.1 16.9	364.0 270.3	218.4 173.1	145.6 97.2	4.2 3.3	7.6 5.8
Def	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
ILL NW	21.5 25.3	366.1 359.8	212.1 237.3	154.0 122.5	4.5 3.8	6.7 7.0

ATS Records | In Depth

	W‑L	ATS	H	A	Grass	Turf
ILL NW	8‑3 4‑7	7‑3‑1 4‑7‑0	4‑2‑1 2‑4‑0	3‑1‑0 2‑3‑0	1‑0‑0 2‑0‑0	6‑3‑1 2‑7‑0

Away/Away Stats | In Depth | Last 3 A/A

Off	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
ILL NW	21.2 17.6	331.0 221.8	202.5 159.0	128.5 62.8	3.7 2.3	7.2 5.9
Def	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
ILL NW	28.5 28.8	408.2 366.8	226.0 236.0	182.2 130.8	4.5 3.9	7.5 6.4

Last 3 Stats | In Depth

Off	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
ILL NW	31.0 13.0	384.0 267.3	235.3 206.7	148.7 60.7	4.6 2.1	7.8 6.3
Def	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
ILL NW	24.0 33.7	363.7 384.3	214.3 244.0	149.3 140.3	4.3 4.6	5.7 7.3

Injuries

Illinois

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Zakhari Franklin	WR	Probable - Undisclosed - 11/25/24	Franklin is hobbled by an undisclosed injury, but he is expected to take the field against Northwestern on Saturday, November 30th.
Kenenna Odeluga	LB	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/23/24	Odeluga is managing an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will take the field against Northwestern on Friday, November 29th.
Malik Elzy	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/23/24	Elzy missed the previous two contests due to an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will return to action against Northwestern on Friday, November 29th.
Dylan Rosiek	LB	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/23/24	Rosiek is managing an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will take the field against Northwestern on Friday, November 29th.
Kaden Feagin	RB	out of season - Undisclosed - 10/20/24	Feagin underwent surgery on an undisclosed injury, and he is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Ashton Hollins	WR	out for season - Undisclosed - 10/12/24	Hollins is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and he will be idle for the remainder of the season.
Cole Rusk	TE	out for season - Knee - 8/9/24	Rusk will miss an undetermined length of time due to a knee injury, and he will be idle for the remainder of the season.

Northwestern

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Jack Olsen	K	Questionable - Lower Body - 11/23/24	Olsen is dealing with a lower body injury, and it is unknown if he play against Illinois on Saturday, November 30th.
Reggie Fleurima	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/23/24	Fleurima is managing an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he play against Texas A&M on Saturday, November 30th.
Nick Herzog	OL	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/23/24	Herzog missed his last three games due to an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he play against Texas A&M on Saturday, November 30th.
Jacob Tabibian	K	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/23/24	Tabibian missed his last three games due to an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he play against Texas A&M on Saturday, November 30th.
Tate Crane	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/23/24	Crane is battling an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he play against Texas A&M on Saturday, November 30th.
Carson Grove	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/23/24	Grove is nursing an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he play against Texas A&M on Saturday, November 30th.
Ricky Ahumaraeze	WR	out for season - Undisclosed - 9/14/24	Ahumaraeze is laid up with an undisclosed injury, and he will be out for the season.

Recent Meetings

Illinois Last 10

Northwestern Last 10

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