+26(-110)
SPREAD
-25.5(-110)
TOTAL · 53.5
O 53.5(-110)U 54(-110)
U 54(-110)+1600
MONEYLINEOSU 98%
-4000
| Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #48 | +0.06 | SOS Played | -0.16 | #105 |
| #22 | +0.14 | SOS Remaining | +0.08 | #41 |
| Offense | ||||
| #6 | +0.32 | Adj. EPA / Play | +0.05 | #53 |
| #43 | +0.23 | EPA / Play | +0.35 | #15 |
| #27 | 6.7 | Yards / Play | 8.0 | #5 |
| #8 | 53.2% | Success Rate | 50.2% | #15 |
| Defense · allowed | ||||
| #127 | +0.29 | Adj. EPA / Play | -0.37 | #2 |
| #112 | +0.28 | EPA / Play | -0.20 | #2 |
| #97 | 6.4 | Yards / Play | 3.6 | #1 |
| #101 | 45.5% | Success Rate | 31.9% | #12 |
| Success rate: Bill Connelly. Adjusted EPA: a port of sportsdataverse-py. EPA and plays: CollegeFootballData.com. Methods | ||||
 ILL Offense | vs |  OSU Defense | ||
| #20 | +0.48 | EPA / Pass | -0.22 | #5 |
| #96 | +0.00 | EPA / Rush | -0.18 | #6 |
| #14 | 61.7% | Available Yards % | 22.4% | #2 |
| #77 | Own 28 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 27 | #37 |
| #8 | +0.34 | Early Downs EPA | -0.25 | #2 |
| T-#51 | 45.5% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 34.6% | #34 |
| #1 | 3.9 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 7.7 | #39 |
| ILL Defense | vs | OSU Offense | ||
| #97 | +0.30 | EPA / Pass | +0.55 | #12 |
| #114 | +0.26 | EPA / Rush | +0.15 | #52 |
| #123 | 62.9% | Available Yards % | 62.9% | #8 |
| #100 | Own 32 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 34 | #26 |
| #103 | +0.18 | Early Downs EPA | +0.39 | #6 |
| T-#106 | 50.0% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 40.0% | T-#70 |
| T-#76 | 6.9 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 7.3 | #80 |
| Negative Plays · committedper game | ||||
| T-#1 | 0.0 | Sacks Taken | 1.7 | T-#72 |
| T-#42 | 0.5 | INTs Thrown | 1.3 | T-#118 |
| T-#1 | 0.0 | Fumbles Lost | 0.0 | T-#1 |
| T-#17 | 0.5 | Turnovers | 1.3 | T-#76 |
| T-#12 | 4.0 | Penalties | 5.3 | T-#31 |
| T-#16 | 37.5 | Penalty Yards | 45.0 | T-#33 |
| Negative Plays · forcedper game | ||||
| T-#95 | 1.0 | Sacks | 1.3 | T-#86 |
| T-#73 | 0.5 | INTs | 1.0 | T-#25 |
| T-#99 | 0.0 | Fumbles Recovered | 1.0 | T-#13 |
| T-#109 | 0.5 | Takeaways | 2.0 | T-#19 |
| T-#4 | 10.0 | Penalties Drawn | 6.0 | T-#86 |
| #6 | 90.5 | Penalty Yds Drawn | 42.3 | #103 |
| Record | ||||
| T-#26 | 9-4 | Last Year Record (2025) | 12-2 | T-#4 |
| T-#106 | 2-4 | Current Year ATS (2026) | 4-2 | T-#22 |
| Coaching | ||||
| Bret Bielema | Head Coach | Ryan Day | ||
| T-#21 | 6 | Seasons at School | 9 | #12 |
| #42 | 134-84 | Career Record | 82-12 | #4 |
| Situation | ||||
| 7 days | Rest | 7 days | ||
| 276 mi | Travel | Home | ||
| Katin Houser | QB | Julian Sayin | ||
| #21 | +0.56 | EPA / Att | +0.68 | #9 |
| #5 | 64.2% | Success Rate | 63.3% | #6 |
| #94 | 1.40 | Explosiveness | 1.46 | #81 |
| #24 | 2.4% | Sack Rate | 6.0% | #87 |
| #24 | +0.48 | Rush EPA | +0.24 | #65 |
| Last 8 · EPA / Att | ||||
| Game Breakers | ||||
| #3WR | Collin Dixon+59.4 | Playmaker · PPA | Jeremiah Smith+70.8 | #1WR |
| 92.6thWR | Hudson Clement+22.1 | Playmaker · PPA | Ja'Kobi Jackson+20.2 | 95.2thRB |
| 95.9thLB | Ismael Kante+8.4 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Jaylen McClain+11.0 | 97.7thDB |
| 88.6thDB | Matthew Bailey+5.8 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Riley Pettijohn+9.6 | 97.3thLB |
| Recruiting | ||||
| T-#37 | 0 | 5★ Players | 11 | T-#3 |
| T-#60 | 9 | 4★ Players | 51 | #4 |
| T-#10 | 73 | 3★ Players | 26 | T-#129 |
| Transfers | ||||
8 in · 11 out | OFF Transfers | 7 in · 15 out | ||
10 in · 15 out | DEF Transfers | 10 in · 17 out | ||
| 21% | OFF Returning | 68% | ||
| 30% | DEF Returning | 35% | ||