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Wisconsin vs Illinois Prediction, Game Preview

Wisconsin vs Illinois game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 5 game on Saturday, October 1

Wisconsin vs Illinois prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 5, Saturday, October 1

Wisconsin vs Illinois How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 1
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
How To Watch: BTN
Record: Wisconsin (2-2), Illinois (3-1)
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Wisconsin vs Illinois Game Preview

Why Illinois Will Win

Illinois is playing like Wisconsin wishes it could.

No, the Illini ground game isn’t cranking up massive numbers, but Chase Brown leads the nation in rushing for the steady attack. The defense has been a rock against the run, leads the nation in pass efficiency defense, and it’s dominating the time of possession battle.

How do you beat Wisconsin – at least if you don’t have Ohio State’s talent?

Run the clock, win the turnover battle, and pound away and stand up to the physicality. The Illini have the balanced attack now to do it all against a Wisconsin team that’s spinning its wheels.

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Why Wisconsin Will Win

Throw out the blowout loss to Ohio State – that team is going to rip apart everyone.

The Badger running game still works just fine, even if it’s not the soul-crushing force the program is known for.

Again, forgetting what happened last week and how the defense looked, Wisconsin should be able to hold up against Brown and generate enough pressure on QB Tommy DeVito to matter.

The defense is forcing takeaways, the offense going to be able to beat the Illini at their own ball control game, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Bret Bielema has the team in place to beat the reeling Badgers.

It starts with the takeaways. Wisconsin has no ability whatsoever to overcome adversity, and it’s going to turn it over twice to the attacking Illini defense.

But the Badgers have a defense, too.

Yes, Illinois does what Wisconsin does. Wisconsin does it a bit better.

Don’t expect a lot of points. The Badgers will survive with a few big second Half stops.

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Wisconsin vs Illinois Prediction, Line

Wisconsin 23, Illinois 17
Line: Wisconsin -7, o/u: 43.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Wisconsin vs Illinois Must See Rating (out of 5): 3.5

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Wisconsin vs Illinois Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Wisconsin vs Illinois prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win on Wednesday.

Wisconsin vs Illinois prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Wednesday, February 2

Wisconsin vs Illinois How To Watch

Date: Wednesday, February 2
Game Time: 9:00 ET
Venue: State Farm Center, Champaign, IL
How To Watch: BTN
Record: Wisconsin (17-3), Illinois (15-5)
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Wisconsin vs Illinois Game Preview

Why Wisconsin Will Win

So what are the Badgers doing so right lately in their 9-1 run? They’re hitting the boards very, very hard.

They still lead the nation in fewest turnovers, and they’re hitting everything on the line and getting timely threes, but they don’t shoot all that well. That’s not a big deal if they’re getting second chance points.

It’s not a coincidence that they’re 14-0 when coming up with 29 rebounds or more – including 8-0 when they get at least ten offensive boards – and 3-3 when they don’t.

That one loss in the recent run? Michigan State dominated on the glass – Wisconsin only came up with 17 rebounds.

Illinois doesn’t force mistakes, so as long as Wisconsin can clean up on one end and take its time on the other …

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Why Illinois Will Win

Illinois is awesome on the boards. It leads the Big Ten and is among the best in the nation averaging 41 per game.

Take all those stats above for the Badgers and flip them around. If they can’t get the Illini off the offensive glass, forget it.

This is a strong defensive Illini team, and Wisconsin isn’t sharp enough from the field to score in bunches. No, the Badgers don’t hang around in the 50s like Illinois has lately, but if this gets bogged down, the home side should take advantage because …

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What’s Going To Happen

Illinois will out-Wisconsin, Wisconsin.

Possessions will be at a premium in this. Illinois has played its last two games under 60, and won. That works. It doesn’t want to make this an up-and-down track meet in any way.

Wisconsin won’t do enough from the field, Illinois will win the rebounding battle, and this should be a tough fight that comes down to free throws.

If Illinois can hit them, it wins.

Wisconsin vs Illinois Prediction, Lines

Illinois 65, Wisconsin 62
Line: Illinois -7, o/u: 136.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 4

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Wisconsin vs Illinois Prediction, Game Preview

Wisconsin vs Illinois prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 9

Wisconsin vs Illinois prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 9

Wisconsin vs Illinois How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 9
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
How To Watch: BTN
Record: Wisconsin (1-3), Illinois (2-4)
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Wisconsin vs Illinois Game Preview

Why Wisconsin Will Win

The defense is still outstanding.

There’s no excuse for the Badgers to be 1-3 no matter what, but Penn State, Notre Dame, and Michigan are all very, very good. They’re also ranked high partly because they beat Wisconsin.

The Badgers are still third in the nation in total defense even after the problems in the loss to Michigan. They’re still No. 1 against the run, they’re still devastating on third downs, and they’re just a little bit of offensive production away from being even better.

Illinois can’t convert on third downs. It’s done the impossible and is worse than Wisconsin in the red zone, it can’t keep offenses from keeping the chains moving, and the passing attack is woefully inefficient.

Wisconsin can’t EVER survive giveaways. It was more than that with Michigan, but the mistakes were the difference against Penn State and opened the floodgates against Notre Dame.

Going back to the 2020 Rose Bowl loss to Oregon, Wisconsin is 5-0 when it doesn’t turn the ball over and 0-7 when it does. So just don’t turn the ball over.

But …

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Why Illinois Will Win

Illinois has forced two takeaways in each of its last four games.

For all of the problems in the start of the Bret Bielema era – it has yet to lose the turnover battle – the run defense hasn’t been all that bad, and the ground game is coming off a 336-yard performance.

And now his Illini get a hot mess of a Wisconsin team in Champaign.

Along with beating dead last in the nation in turnover margin, the Badgers are the second-worst in the country on third downs, the return game has been awful, and the team can’t run.

QB Graham Mertz isn’t getting a whole lot of help and now the pressure to not screw up is a ten-ton weight. He’s expected to go after suffering a rib injury against Michigan, but Chase Wolf – who only hit 3-of-8 passes last week – might get the call.

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s the Bret Bowl, but does that mean Illinois will try super-extra hard because its coach used to be the head man at Wisconsin?

Yeah. That, and beating the Badgers is still a big deal in the Big Ten West.

It’s not going to happen. The Wisconsin offense will start to get its groove back on the ground against an Illinois front that hasn’t been powered on. There will be one Badger turnover, but not two.

The defense will take care of the rest.

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Wisconsin vs Illinois Prediction, Line

Wisconsin 30, Illinois 16
Line: Wisconsin -10, o/u: 42.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2.5

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BadgersWire Roundtable: Score predictions for week one against Illinois

Who wins on Friday night?

The BadgersWire staff is coming together to give you our week one score predictions. Will Wisconsin cover a massive spread of -20? Will Illinois find a way to repeat last year’s shocker? Here’s how we think Friday goes:

Wade: This season opener will be a game to clear up many unknowns, most notably at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, punter, and safety for the Badgers. It will be a learning experience for many of the younger players, who will be taking some of their first meaningful extended snaps. Wisconsin should and will beat this Illinois team, but the final score difference will not be as big as Las Vegas projects. Illinois returns a number of starters and key contributors from a year ago, which leads me to believe that this game will be a close match up.

Wisconsin wins 28-24 

Ben: The Badgers are the far superior team in this contest and will enter with vengeance after last season’s defeat in Champaign, Illinois. They will take care of the football, shut down the Illini in the running game and limit big plays on defense–all things they did not do last year. Graham Mertz won’t “go off” as many are hoping, but he will do enough to keep the offense on the field and move the chains when needed. Jake Ferguson goes for 80+ yards and a touchdown, the defense dominates and the Badgers open their season 1-0.

Wisconsin wins 24-13 

Asher: It will start on defense for Jim Leonhard and the Badgers. Wisconsin shuts down an unproven Illinois running game, and second-year starting QB Brandon Peters finishes with a mixed bag of big throws and crippling mistakes. Offensively, Wisconsin takes care of the football better than they did last year in Champaign, and TE Jake Ferguson takes advantage of Lovie Smith’s Tampa-2 scheme over the middle. Expect some early nerves for Graham Mertz, but also expect him to do enough to put this one out of reach in the second half.

Wisconsin wins 31-17