Tomás Yelmini
This weekend features NCAA college football action, including one of the day’s most contrasting games: Michigan State vs Illinois.
The locals have been having an exceptional season, with excellent numbers in defense and offense, the latter thanks to an illuminated Chase Brown. Meanwhile, the visiting team arrives with several casualties due to internal problems that are the result of a very poor season, which was not in anyone’s plans.
Today, at JefeBet, we’ll tell you how both teams stand heading into this clash and we’ll present you with predictions and odds for the match between Michigan State Spartans vs Illinois Fighting Illini on November 5, 2022.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the Michigan State Spartans vs Illinois Fighting Illini College Football Game on November 05, 2022
- Where: Memorial Stadium – Champaign, IL
- When: Saturday, November 5, 2022, 3.30 PM E.T.
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Odds provided by DraftKings.
Betting on the Michigan State Spartans
- Season record: 3-5
- Spread: +17
- Moneyline: +600
- Over/Under: 40.5
What a season Michigan State has had. They are, without a doubt, one of the biggest disappointments of the year, as they have a very poor 3-5 record to this point, a stark contrast to the 11 wins achieved from 2021.
One might even say they hit rock bottom last weekend, when they experienced a resounding 29-7 home loss to the Michigan Wolverines. The worst wasn’t what happened on the field, but the fight between their own players in the tunnel, which forced their Head Coach, Mel Tucker, to make a drastic decision: to suspend eight players, including their star player, Jacoby Windom.
Can the Spartans do any worse? Well, it’s very likely that things get worse given that this weekend, they’ll be facing one of the best teams of the season.
Betting on the Illinois Fighting Illini
- Season record: 6-2
- Spread: -17
- Moneyline: -850
- Over/Under: 40.5
The home team is stronger than ever. They rank first in terms of defense: they have conceded the fewest points (8.9 per game), allowed the fewest yards (224.5 per game) and allowed only 148.9 yards per pass so far this season.
Without a doubt, the team coached by Bret Bielema has made great strides on defense in its second year on the job, thanks to the hard work of defensive coordinator Ryan Walters.
On offense, they average 26 points per game, totaling 409.8 yards (212.1 passing and 197.6 rushing yards). The leader on offense is Chase Brown, who has 1,208 career rushing yards, and in every game he has surpassed the 100-yard threshold. But of course, he is not alone, as quarterback Tommy DeVito is having a brilliant season.
JefeBet Prediction
If it wasn’t evident from what we’ve said so far that the favorite is the home team, we’ll make it clear: Illinois will win according to JefeBet.
Prediction: Illinois Fighting Illini wins and covers the Spread.
