Illinois vs Iowa Prediction, Game Preview

Illinois vs Iowa prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Illinois vs Iowa prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 20


Illinois vs Iowa How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 20
Game Time: 2:00 ET
Venue: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
How To Watch: FS1
Record: Illinois (4-6), Iowa (8-2)
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Why Illinois Will Win

Iowa might have changed around its quarterback situation, and the passing game improved, but it’s not like the offense is about to crank up 500 yards and 45 points.

The Hawkeyes need takeaways to win. The offense continues to be the worst in the Big Ten – averaging fewer than 300 yards per game – as it relies on the defense to hold up and keep things close.

Illinois doesn’t turn the ball over. It leads the Big Ten and is among the best in the nation in turnovers, giving away just eight so far. The team has a way of keeping games low scoring, it controls the tempo, and it’s playing a team that fits its style perfectly.

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Why Iowa Will Win

Head coach Bret Bielema is out in the COVID protocol, but even if he was on the sidelines there would be a big issue.

Illinois has to run well to win, and it’s not going to run well in this.

Wisconsin is crushing everyone lately with its ground attack – it ran for 166 yards against the Hawkeyes. The run D had its worst game of the season in last week’s win over Minnesota – it gave up 189 yards.

Illinois rancor over 300 yards in the wins over Charlotte and Penn State, and ran for 185 yards in the victory over Minnesota – the team’s three top rushing performances of the year.

Iowa gives up just over 100 rushing yards per game.

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s an interesting situation for both teams.

Iowa is still in the Big Ten title chase, but it has to win this week, take out Nebraska, and hope for Wisconsin to biff at some point.

Illinois can get bowl eligible if it wins this week and beats Northwestern to close. OR, it can get there by winning one of the last two games and hoping for there not enough teams to be bowl eligible – Illinois would be near the top of the list of 5-7 teams with a great Graduation Success Rate, but that’s for another day.

Alex Padilla has added some semblance of a passing game for Iowa, the run defense will hold up, and 9-2 is 9-2 – don’t worry about how the sausage is made.

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Illinois vs Iowa Prediction, Lines

Iowa 23, Illinois 13
Line: Iowa -12, o/u: 38.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

Must See Rating: 3

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Date: Saturday, March 13
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
Network: CBS

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Why Illinois Will Win

And now the main main is back.

Illinois was fantastic when Ayo Dosunmu was out, but not he’s back and rolling, scoring 23 in the 90-58 win over Rutgers. He’s not a one-man band, though.

The Illini are crushing it on the boards – outrebounding the Scarlet Knights 44-19 – with the toughness inside and the shooting from all areas to keep up with anything the Iowa offense can do.

The Hawkeyes would love to get up and down the floor and make this a shootout, but the Illini are strong at guarding the three and move the ball around well enough offensive to come up with a whole lot of easy points, even though the Iowa D has improved.

Why Iowa Will Win

The Hawkeyes can hit the boards, too.

Illinois might be fourth in the nation and leads the Big Ten in rebounding margin, but Iowa leads in rebounds per game. Everyone is aggressive and everyone tries hard, but Iowa showed Wisconsin what want-to is like with the extra board and loose ball play to get through the 62-57 win.

It’s one of the few teams that can match the scrappiness of the Illini.

This is a different team now than the one that lost 80-75 back in late January. The D is far better, the team is playing more controlled, and the result is an 8-1 run since everything tightened up.

What’s Going To Happen

Illinois is playing at a whole other level.

Iowa might have the power in Luke Garza and the three point bombers from everywhere, but Illinois has the presence on the inside and the shooting – hitting 50% or better from the field in three of the last four games – to do more than keep up.

The two teams will play a relatively even game, but once side has Dosunmu.

Illinois vs Iowa Prediction, Line

Illinois 78, Iowa 71
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Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING

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