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FINAL	Score	Line	OU	Record	ATS	O-U-P	PF	PA	EST Score	EST Line
Illinois	27	+2.5		3-5	1-7-0	3-4-1	20.4	27.8	21.1	44.6
Minnesota	26	-2.5	44	5-3	3-5-0	3-5-0	21.1	22.8	23.4	-2.3

2023 Recent Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Illinois			DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
8	Oct 21	VS Wisconsin	+130	+3	40.5	21-25	L	L	O	18%	25%	37%	22%	36%	48%
7	Oct 14	at Maryland	+400	+13.5	52	27-24	W	W	U	6%	2%	15%	11%	70%	60%
6	Oct 6	VS Nebraska	-155	-3	42	7-20	L	L	U	49%	55%	46%	45%	69%	51%
5	Sep 30	at Purdue	-105	+1	53	19-44	L	L	O	46%	45%	42%	28%	9%	15%
4	Sep 23	VS FL Atlantic	-700	-15.5	45.5	23-17	W	L	U	72%	97%	87%	73%	26%	48%
3	Sep 16	VS Penn ST	+425	+14	47.5	13-30	L	L	U	3%	3%	18%	13%	79%	84%
2	Sep 8	at Kansas	+140	+3.5	57	23-34	L	L	P	25%	28%	48%	35%	65%	59%
1	Sep 2	VS Toledo	-290	-7.5	45.5	30-28	W	L	O	69%	87%	44%	55%	28%	58%

2023 Recent Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Minnesota			DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
9	Oct 28	VS Michigan ST	-230	-6.5	41	27-12	W	W	U	85%	90%	54%	68%	57%	39%
8	Oct 21	at Iowa	+136	+3.5	30.5	12-10	W	W	U	9%	9%	42%	20%	47%	49%
6	Oct 7	VS Michigan	+800	+19	46.5	10-52	L	L	O	3%	2%	13%	7%	69%	81%
5	Sep 30	VS Louisiana	-325	-9	48.5	35-24	W	W	O	94%	97%	58%	71%	59%	49%
4	Sep 23	at Northwestern	-470	-12	39.5	34-37	L	L	O	82%	97%	64%	75%	48%	60%
3	Sep 16	at North Carolina	+215	+7	52	13-31	L	L	U	37%	8%	52%	25%	41%	47%
2	Sep 9	VS E Michigan	-1200	-20	48	25-6	W	L	U	82%	94%	38%	53%	6%	49%
1	Aug 31	VS Nebraska	-298	-7.5	43	13-10	W	L	U	55%	70%	26%	32%	43%	54%

Last 5 Head to Head Results

Date	Road/Home	Score	Line	ML	OU	SU	ATS	F/D	H/A	OU
2022 Oct 15	Minnesota Golden Gophers Illinois Fighting Illini	14 26	-4.5 +4.5	-210 +180	40	ILLI	ILLI	DOG	Home	Push
2021 Nov 6	Illinois Fighting Illini Minnesota Golden Gophers	14 6	+14.5 -14.5	+500 -700	44.5	ILLI	ILLI	DOG	Road	Under
2020 Nov 7	Minnesota Golden Gophers Illinois Fighting Illini	41 14	-8 +8	-310 +252	65	MINN	MINN	FAV	Road	Under
2019 Oct 5	Illinois Fighting Illini Minnesota Golden Gophers	17 40	+14 -14	+447 -600	57.5	MINN	MINN	FAV	HOME	Under
2018 Nov 3	Minnesota Golden Gophers Illinois Fighting Illini	31 55	-9 +9	-330 +267	62	ILLI	ILLI	DOG	Home	Over

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

ILL	Statistic	MINN	Edge	Margin
8	Games	8	-	0
20.4	Points Scored	21.1	MINN	0.7
228.6	Passing Yards	140.4	ILL	88.2
11.2	PYPC	11.2	MINN	0.0
7.0	PYPA	6.1	ILL	0.9
62.2	Completion PCT	54.1	ILL	8.2
136.9	Rushing Yards	174.5	MINN	37.6
4.1	RYPA	4.1	MINN	0.1
64.3	PenaltyYards	33.8	MINN	30.5
1.8	Turnovers	1.4	MINN	0.4

Defensive Statistics

ILL	Statistic	MINN	Edge	Margin
8	Games	8	-	0
27.8	Points Scored	22.8	MINN	5.0
235.0	Passing Yards	214.8	MINN	20.3
11.4	PYPC	12.0	ILL	0.6
6.6	PYPA	7.2	ILL	0.5
58.3	Completion PCT	59.6	ILL	1.3
161.0	Rushing Yards	118.4	MINN	42.6
4.2	RYPA	4.1	MINN	0.1
47.9	PenaltyYards	53.9	MINN	6.0
1.3	Turnovers	1.9	MINN	0.6

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

ILL	Statistic	MINN	Edge	Margin
3	Games	5	MINN	2
23.0	Points Scored	22.0	ILL	1.0
211.3	Passing Yards	142.2	ILL	69.1
12.0	PYPC	10.9	ILL	1.0
7.2	PYPA	6.4	ILL	0.8
60.2	Completion PCT	58.6	ILL	1.7
139.7	Rushing Yards	173.8	MINN	34.1
4.2	RYPA	3.9	ILL	0.2
62.0	PenaltyYards	25.6	MINN	36.4
1.3	Turnovers	1.8	ILL	0.5

Defensive Statistics

ILL	Statistic	MINN	Edge	Margin
3	Games	5	ILL	2
34.0	Points Scored	20.8	MINN	13.2
260.3	Passing Yards	157.6	MINN	102.7
11.7	PYPC	11.3	MINN	0.4
8.2	PYPA	6.5	MINN	1.7
70.5	Completion PCT	57.9	MINN	12.7
181.3	Rushing Yards	147.8	MINN	33.5
4.6	RYPA	5.3	ILL	0.7
36.3	PenaltyYards	48.8	MINN	12.5
1.3	Turnovers	1.8	MINN	0.5

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

ILL	Statistic	MINN	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
21.4	Points Scored	22.0	MINN	0.6
221.8	Passing Yards	158.0	ILL	63.8
11.2	PYPC	12.2	MINN	1.0
7.1	PYPA	6.9	ILL	0.2
63.1	Completion PCT	56.5	ILL	6.5
127.3	Rushing Yards	157.0	MINN	29.7
3.8	RYPA	3.8	MINN	0.0
58.1	PenaltyYards	32.2	MINN	25.9
1.6	Turnovers	1.1	MINN	0.5

Defensive Statistics

ILL	Statistic	MINN	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
24.4	Points Scored	21.8	MINN	2.6
232.1	Passing Yards	223.9	MINN	8.2
11.0	PYPC	11.6	ILL	0.7
6.5	PYPA	6.9	ILL	0.4
59.1	Completion PCT	59.6	ILL	0.5
155.8	Rushing Yards	123.7	MINN	32.1
4.1	RYPA	4.1	-	0.0
48.2	PenaltyYards	52.8	MINN	4.6
1.8	Turnovers	1.7	ILL	0.1

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

ILL	Statistic	MINN	Edge	Margin
20	Games	20	-	0
20.5	Points Scored	29.0	MINN	8.6
203.2	Passing Yards	174.6	ILL	28.7
11.4	PYPC	13.3	MINN	1.9
6.7	PYPA	7.1	MINN	0.5
58.6	Completion PCT	53.8	ILL	4.8
159.5	Rushing Yards	215.2	MINN	55.7
4.2	RYPA	4.9	MINN	0.6
52.9	PenaltyYards	33.2	MINN	19.7
1.7	Turnovers	1.4	MINN	0.3

Betting Splits

Saturday,November 4	Spread	Handle	Bets	Total	Handle	Bets	Money	Handle	Bets
Illinois Minnesota	+2.5 -2.5	45% 55%	22% 78%	44 44	52% 48%	39% 61%	+120 -142	24% 76%	25% 75%

Makinen Weekly Ratings

Saturday, November 4	Score	Line	OU	PR	Line	Score	Proj	Score	Proj
		DraftKings			Power Ratings		Effective Strength		Bettor Rating
Illinois Fighting Illini	27	+2.5		42.5		21.1	44.6	18.6	43.9
Minnesota Golden Gophers	26	-2.5	44.0	46.0	-5.9	23.4	-2.3	25.3	-6.7

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