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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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Wisconsin vs Illinois Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Wisconsin Badgers vs Illinois Fighting Illini prediction and college basketball game preview.

Wisconsin Badgers vs Illinois Fighting Illini prediction and college basketball game preview.

Wisconsin vs Illinois Broadcast

Date: Saturday, February 6
Game Time: 2:30 ET
Venue: State Farm Center, Champaign, IL
Network: FOX

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Wisconsin (14-5) vs Illinois (12-5) Game Preview

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Why Wisconsin Will Win

Can the Badgers put together two decent shooting games in a row, at least from the outside?

They don’t have to be lights out from the field to win games – they know hot to clamp down when they have to – but threes matter. They were dead-cold on the road against Penn State and were never in it, and then in a rematch a few days later hit half of their threes and won easily.

They have yet to lose this year when hitting 40% from three, and only lost once when hitting 33% or better – Illinois is one of the worst teams in the Big Ten at defending from three. The Illini D has allowed 40% or more from there in four of the last five games and five of the last seven.

Why Illinois Will Win

Illinois continues to be outstanding on the boards. They skewed the stats with a ton of big boarding games over the first half of the season, but they really are just that good at going to grab misses.

This isn’t a bad rebounding Badger team, but there aren’t a slew of offensive boards – which is what happens when you hit your shots – and for all of the great things the defense does, it doesn’t take the ball away. Illinois moves the ball around too well and should be able to avoid a slew of big mistakes for easy UW points.

What’s Going To Happen

Illinois will be fine at home.

Wisconsin has alternated win-loss-win-loss-win over the last five games, and again, it’s all about whether or not it’s hitting from the outside. Illinois is shooting too well, too good on the boards, and it doesn’t turn the ball over enough to give away a close fight.

Wisconsin vs Illinois Prediction, Line

Illinois 75, Wisconsin 69
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Illinois -4.5, o/u: 136.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 3.5

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Wisconsin vs Illinois Prediction, Game Preview

Wisconsin Badgers vs Illinois Fighting Illini prediction and game preview.

Wisconsin vs Illinois prediction and game preview.

Wisconsin vs Illinois Broadcast

Date: Friday, October 23
Game Time: 8:00 ET
Venue: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
Network: BTN

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Wisconsin (0-0) vs Illinois (0-0) Game Preview

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Why Illinois Will Win

The Badgers are starting out with a whole new offensive backfield.

Jonathan Taylor is off being busy as an Indianapolis Colt, and with Jack Coan hurt, it’s the start of the Graham Mertz era at quarterback. The offensive line is still being settled, and a new No. 1 receiver has to emerge in place of Quintez Cephus.

The Illinois receiving corps has the potential to be dangerous for veteran QB Brandon Peters. Josh Imatorbhebhe is back after burning the Badgers in last year’s stunning Illini win, the offensive line comes back experienced, and the secondary should be an instant positive. However …

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Why Wisconsin Will Win

Illinois still doesn’t have an offense worth worrying about, and now it has to deal with a loaded Badger defense.

There were a few good moments for the Illini – particular against the Badgers – but the O line was miserable in pass protection and the team was the third-worst in the nation in time of possession. The Badgers get back 18 of the 20 top tacklers, the defensive line is going to be a killer, and you know exactly what’s coming from the offensive side.

Grind, grind, and grind some more. With all of the new parts, Wisconsin isn’t going to get tricky, it’ll hold the ball for almost 40 minutes, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

The Badgers will get their revenge.

It took about six things to go absolutely right down the stretch for the Illini to pull off the 24-23 win last season, but this year should be different right away for both sides.

This is an okay Illinois team, but the Badger defense is going to ramp it up right away, and Mertz is going to show off why he was such a massive recruit for the Badger program last year.

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Wisconsin vs Illinois Prediction, Line

Wisconsin 34, Illinois 13
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Wisconsin -19.5 o/u: 51
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5

Must See Rating: 2.5

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