+7.5(-110)
SPREAD
-7(-110)
TOTAL · 44
O 44(-110)
U 44.5(-110)
U 44.5(-110)+220
MONEYLINEILL 73%
-270
| Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #44 | +0.10 | SOS Played | +0.14 | #25 |
| #73 | +0.06 | SOS Remaining | +0.17 | #40 |
| Offense | ||||
| #79 | -0.03 | Adj. EPA / Play | +0.10 | #31 |
| #70 | +0.09 | EPA / Play | +0.16 | #41 |
| #92 | 5.5 | Yards / Play | 5.9 | #64 |
| #49 | 43.4% | Success Rate | 46.3% | #24 |
| Defense · allowed | ||||
| #75 | -0.02 | Adj. EPA / Play | +0.01 | #90 |
| #109 | +0.19 | EPA / Play | +0.22 | #119 |
| #91 | 6.1 | Yards / Play | 5.8 | #59 |
| #119 | 45.8% | Success Rate | 47.7% | #128 |
| Success rate: Bill Connelly. Adjusted EPA: a port of sportsdataverse-py. EPA and plays: CollegeFootballData.com. Methods | ||||
 NU Offense | vs |  ILL Defense | ||
| #87 | +0.05 | EPA / Pass | +0.29 | #119 |
| #49 | +0.13 | EPA / Rush | +0.14 | #82 |
| #36 | 51.2% | Available Yards % | 52.3% | #112 |
| #93 | Own 29 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 29 | #61 |
| #94 | +0.00 | Early Downs EPA | +0.13 | #112 |
| #28 | 46.5% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 50.0% | #128 |
| #33 | 6.6 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 5.8 | #135 |
| NU Defense | vs | ILL Offense | ||
| #97 | +0.21 | EPA / Pass | +0.33 | #16 |
| #102 | +0.16 | EPA / Rush | -0.01 | #111 |
| #111 | 52.3% | Available Yards % | 50.6% | #42 |
| #81 | Own 30 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 29 | #65 |
| #98 | +0.11 | Early Downs EPA | +0.10 | #38 |
| #120 | 48.2% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 46.3% | #31 |
| #120 | 6.5 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 6.7 | #43 |
| Negative Plays · committedper game | ||||
| T-#17 | 1.2 | Sacks Taken | 2.7 | T-#111 |
| T-#79 | 0.9 | INTs Thrown | 0.6 | T-#30 |
| T-#90 | 0.6 | Fumbles Lost | 0.4 | T-#34 |
| T-#98 | 1.5 | Turnovers | 1.0 | T-#25 |
| T-#13 | 4.3 | Penalties | 4.6 | T-#19 |
| #8 | 33.1 | Penalty Yards | 38.9 | #15 |
| Negative Plays · forcedper game | ||||
| T-#108 | 1.5 | Sacks | 1.8 | T-#80 |
| T-#67 | 0.7 | INTs | 0.3 | T-#123 |
| T-#19 | 0.7 | Fumbles Recovered | 0.7 | T-#19 |
| T-#49 | 1.4 | Takeaways | 1.0 | T-#95 |
| T-#119 | 4.7 | Penalties Drawn | 5.9 | T-#74 |
| T-#95 | 47.5 | Penalty Yds Drawn | 53.5 | T-#73 |
| Record | ||||
| T-#25 | 7-4 | Current Year ATS (2025) | 8-4 | #21 |
| Coaching | ||||
| David Braun | Head Coach | Bret Bielema | ||
| T-#50 | 4 | Seasons at School | 6 | T-#26 |
| T-#80 | 19-19 | Career Record | 134-84 | #41 |
| Situation | ||||
| 7 days | Rest | 7 days | ||
| — | Travel | — | ||
| Preston Stone | QB | Luke Altmyer | ||
| #106 | +0.12 | EPA / Att | +0.49 | #6 |
| #82 | 43.1% | Success Rate | 51.9% | #11 |
| #91 | 1.42 | Explosiveness | 1.56 | #37 |
| #35 | 3.5% | Sack Rate | 8.5% | #115 |
| #78 | +0.24 | Rush EPA | +0.36 | #45 |
| Last 8 · EPA / Att | ||||
| Game Breakers | ||||
| 96.7thWR | Griffin Wilde+53.8 | Playmaker · PPA | Hank Beatty+64.3 | #15WR |
| 85.7thWR | Hayden Eligon II+31.4 | Playmaker · PPA | Hudson Clement+28.1 | 82.9thWR |
| #12LB | Mac Uihlein+23.0 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Miles Scott+19.4 | 96.4thDB |
| 90.0thDB | Robert Fitzgerald+13.5 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Gabe Jacas+18.4 | 96.7thLB |
| Recruiting | ||||
| T-#33 | 0 | 5★ Players | 0 | T-#33 |
| T-#58 | 8 | 4★ Players | 6 | T-#67 |
| #1 | 73 | 3★ Players | 68 | #5 |
| Transfers | ||||
0 in · 0 out | OFF Transfers | 0 in · 0 out | ||
0 in · 0 out | DEF Transfers | 0 in · 0 out | ||
| — | OFF Returning | — | ||
| — | DEF Returning | — | ||