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5:30 PM ET (ESPN)	Score	Line	OU	Record	ATS	O-U-P	PF	PA	EST Score	EST Line
Tennessee	0	-3		8-4	5-7-0	8-4-0	40.8	28.8	31.4	61.5
Illinois	0	+3	61.5	8-4	7-4-1	5-7-0	29.3	23.3	30.1	1.4

DraftKings Betting Splits

Tuesday,Dec 30	Spread	Handle	Bets	Total	Handle	Bets	Money	Handle	Bets
Tennessee Illinois	-3 +3	75% 25%	81% 19%	61.5 61.5	73% 27%	46% 54%	-162 +136	79% 21%	85% 15%

Circa Sports Betting Splits

Tuesday,Dec 30	Spread	Handle	Bets	Total	Handle	Bets	Money	Handle	Bets
Tennessee Illinois	-3 +3	45% 55%	62% 38%	61.5 61.5	61% 39%	74% 26%	-160 140	100% 0%	50% 50%

Pro Picks at a Glance

VSiN Expert	Sport	Event Date	Selection	Score	Result
Kenny White	CFB	2025-12-30	Tennessee (-2.5) vs Illinois	-	-

Makinen Weekly Ratings

Tuesday, December 30	Line	OU	PR	Line	Score	Proj	Score	Proj
	DraftKings			Power Ratings		Effective Strength		Bettor Rating
Tennessee Volunteers	-3.0		60.0		31.4	61.5	34.0	62.0
Illinois Fighting Illini	+3.0	61.5	52.5	6.0	30.1	1.4	28.1	5.9

2025 Recent Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Tennessee			DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
14	Nov 29	VS Vanderbilt	-130	-2.5	66.5	24-45	L	L	O	60%	48%	66%	61%	75%	62%
13	Nov 22	at Florida	-175	-3.5	57.5	31-11	W	W	U	59%	81%	62%	67%	50%	55%
12	Nov 15	VS New Mexico ST	-	-42.5	60.5	42-9	W	L	U	0%	0%	81%	64%	81%	58%
10	Nov 1	VS Oklahoma	-155	-3	55.5	27-33	L	L	O	66%	65%	73%	81%	76%	78%
9	Oct 25	at Kentucky	-298	-7.5	55.5	56-34	W	W	O	85%	95%	74%	78%	67%	70%
8	Oct 18	at Alabama	+270	+8.5	61.5	20-37	L	L	U	51%	22%	52%	71%	82%	72%
7	Oct 11	VS Arkansas	-425	-10	68.5	34-31	W	L	U	93%	98%	80%	84%	88%	58%
5	Sep 27	at Mississippi ST	-290	-7.5	63.5	41-34	W	L	O	82%	96%	67%	74%	79%	72%
4	Sep 20	VS UAB	-	-39.5	69.5	56-24	W	L	O	0%	0%	86%	87%	84%	64%
3	Sep 13	VS Georgia	+140	+3.5	50.5	41-44	L	W	O	44%	40%	39%	41%	53%	64%
2	Sep 6	VS E Tennessee ST	-	-39.5	58.5	72-17	W	W	O	0%	0%	90%	86%	83%	71%
1	Aug 30	(n) Syracuse	-575	-13.5	51.5	45-26	W	W	O	67%	93%	66%	70%	63%	73%

2025 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
14	Nov 29	VS Northwestern	-270	-7	44.5	20-13	W	P	U	73%	92%	66%	70%	11%	34%
13	Nov 22	at Wisconsin	-345	-9.5	42.5	10-27	L	L	U	79%	95%	48%	69%	68%	72%
12	Nov 15	VS Maryland	-850	-16.5	51.5	24-6	W	W	U	74%	96%	83%	53%	67%	69%
10	Nov 1	VS Rutgers	-500	-13.5	63.5	35-13	W	W	U	94%	96%	73%	70%	78%	48%
9	Oct 25	at Washington	+140	+3	54.5	25-42	L	L	O	64%	59%	51%	70%	61%	67%
7	Oct 11	VS Ohio ST	+525	+14.5	51.5	16-34	L	L	U	17%	6%	32%	41%	74%	75%
6	Oct 4	at Purdue	-298	-7	54.5	43-27	W	W	O	86%	94%	62%	79%	81%	71%
5	Sep 27	VS USC	+200	+6.5	62.5	34-32	W	W	O	51%	23%	49%	47%	85%	71%
4	Sep 20	at Indiana	+205	+7	51.5	10-63	L	L	O	80%	63%	61%	78%	81%	80%
3	Sep 13	VS W Michigan	-5000	-27.5	50.5	38-0	W	W	U	84%	97%	81%	91%	87%	83%
2	Sep 6	at Duke	-130	-2.5	48.5	45-19	W	W	O	70%	80%	72%	82%	79%	71%
1	Aug 29	VS W Illinois	-100000	-48.5	63.5	52-3	W	W	U	0%	0%	39%	37%	39%	32%

Last 5 Head to Head Results

Date	Road/Home	Score	Line	ML	OU	SU	ATS	F/D	H/A	OU
No Head to Head Matchups

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

TENN	Statistic	ILL	Edge	Margin
12	Games	12	-	0
40.8	Points Scored	29.3	TENN	11.4
307.2	Passing Yards	239.1	TENN	68.1
13.3	PYPC	12.4	TENN	0.8
8.8	PYPA	8.5	TENN	0.3
66.4	Completion PCT	68.3	ILL	2.0
174.8	Rushing Yards	131.2	TENN	43.7
4.6	RYPA	3.8	TENN	0.8
55.6	PenaltyYards	41.1	ILL	14.5
1.3	Turnovers	0.9	ILL	0.3

Defensive Statistics

TENN	Statistic	ILL	Edge	Margin
12	Games	12	-	0
28.8	Points Scored	23.3	ILL	5.5
249.3	Passing Yards	226.5	ILL	22.8
11.0	PYPC	10.5	ILL	0.5
7.4	PYPA	6.6	ILL	0.7
66.6	Completion PCT	63.0	ILL	3.6
146.3	Rushing Yards	124.2	ILL	22.1
3.9	RYPA	3.9	TENN	0.0
54.5	PenaltyYards	52.4	TENN	2.1
1.7	Turnovers	1.3	TENN	0.4

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

TENN	Statistic	ILL	Edge	Margin
0	Games	0	-	0
0.0	Points Scored	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Passing Yards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PYPC	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PYPA	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Completion PCT	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Rushing Yards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	RYPA	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PenaltyYards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Turnovers	0.0	-	0.0

Defensive Statistics

TENN	Statistic	ILL	Edge	Margin
0	Games	0	-	0
0.0	Points Scored	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Passing Yards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PYPC	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PYPA	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Completion PCT	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Rushing Yards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	RYPA	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PenaltyYards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Turnovers	0.0	-	0.0

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

TENN	Statistic	ILL	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
37.2	Points Scored	25.5	TENN	11.7
298.1	Passing Yards	234.2	TENN	63.9
13.3	PYPC	12.3	TENN	1.1
8.8	PYPA	8.2	TENN	0.6
66.1	Completion PCT	67.0	ILL	0.9
159.3	Rushing Yards	124.2	TENN	35.1
4.3	RYPA	3.7	TENN	0.6
55.7	PenaltyYards	38.2	ILL	17.5
1.3	Turnovers	1.1	ILL	0.2

Defensive Statistics

TENN	Statistic	ILL	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
30.2	Points Scored	25.7	ILL	4.5
255.0	Passing Yards	222.8	ILL	32.2
11.1	PYPC	10.1	ILL	1.0
7.6	PYPA	6.5	ILL	1.1
68.2	Completion PCT	64.1	ILL	4.0
160.3	Rushing Yards	137.9	ILL	22.4
4.3	RYPA	4.2	ILL	0.1
57.6	PenaltyYards	50.1	TENN	7.5
1.8	Turnovers	0.9	TENN	0.9

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

TENN	Statistic	ILL	Edge	Margin
0	Games	0	-	0
0.0	Points Scored	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Passing Yards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PYPC	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PYPA	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Completion PCT	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Rushing Yards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	RYPA	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PenaltyYards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Turnovers	0.0	-	0.0

Player	Pos	Injury
Tennessee
Jake Merklinger	QB	Personal - is doubtful Tuesday vs Illinois
Miles Kitselman	TE	Undisclosed - is Questionable Tuesday vs Illinois
Joshua Josephs	DL	Personal - is downgraded to OUT Tuesday vs Illinois
Boo Carter	DB	Left Team - is downgraded to OUT Tuesday vs Illinois
Arion Carter	LB	Personal - is downgraded to OUT Tuesday vs Illinois
Chris Brazzell II	WR	Personal - is downgraded to OUT Tuesday vs Illinois
Peyton Lewis	RB	Personal - is doubtful Tuesday vs Illinois
Rickey Gibson III	DB	Undisclosed - is out indefinitely
Jermod McCoy	DB	ACL - is out indefinitely

Player	Position	Injury
Illinois
Gabe Jacas	LB	Undisclosed - is OUT Tuesday vs Tennessee U
Logan Farrell	TE	Undisclosed - is out for season
Xavier Scott	DB	Undisclosed - is out indefinitely
Tywan Cox	DB	Undisclosed - is out for season
John Forster	RB	Knee - is out for season
JJ Hirdes	OL	Undisclosed - is out for season
Grant Smith	TE	Undisclosed - is out for season

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