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The Penn State Nittany Lions (2-0) visit the Illinois Fighting Illini (1-1) Saturday in each team’s 1st Big Ten Conference action. Kickoff from Memorial Stadium in Champaign is set for noon ET (FOX). Below, we look at Penn State vs. Illinois odds from FanDuel Sportsbook. Also see: SportsbookWire’s college football picks and predictions.
The Nittany Lions have opened up their season with a pair of blowout wins, 38-15 vs. West Virginia in Week 1 and 63-7 vs. Delaware on Saturday. Sophomore QB Drew Allar has shined for Penn State thus far, completing 43 of 55 passes (78%) for 529 yards with 4 TDs and 0 INTs.
Illinois suffered a 34-23 loss vs. the Kansas Jayhawks last week after an opening 30-28 win over Toledo. QB Luke Altmyer has completed 69% of his passes (37 of 52) for 408 yards with 3 TDs, and 3 INTs. The dual-threat QB has 22 carries for 139 yards and 2 TDs to lead the team in rushing.
Penn State is No. 7 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.
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Penn State at Illinois odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 10:36 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Penn State -710 (bet $710 to win $100) | Illinois +490 (bet $100 to win $490)
- Against the spread (ATS): Penn State -15.5 (-108) | Illinois +15.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 48.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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2023 betting stats
- ML: Penn State 2-0 | Illinois 1-1
- ATS: Penn State 2-0 | Illinois 0-2
- O/U: Penn State 2-0 | Illinois 1-1
Penn State vs. Illinois head-to-head
Penn State leads the all-time series vs. Illinois 20-6. The last meeting came in 2021 as Illinois won 20-18 in a 9-OT thriller in Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Lions are 3-1 in the last 4 meetings with Illinois and 7-3 in the last 10 of such meetings. Penn State is 9-4 all-time vs. Illinois on the road and has scored 29.7 points on average vs. Illinois.
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