Duke at Illinois Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Illinois by 6.75
TOTAL POINTS
51
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Duke
Illinois 
|
85
B
|
Overall |
88
B+
|
|
85
B
|
Power |
88
B+
|
|
81
B-
|
Offensive |
88
B+
|
|
87
B+
|
Defensive |
86
B
|
|
80
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
94
A
|
|
85
B
|
SoS (Full Season) |
94
A
|
|
86
B
|
SoR (Current) |
87
B+
|
|
85
B
|
SoR (Full Season) |
88
B+
|
RANKINGS
Duke
Illinois
| 49 #51 overall |
Overall | 39 #40 overall |
| 51 #51 overall |
Power | 39 #39 overall |
| 63 #63 overall |
Offensive | 39 #39 overall |
| 42 #42 overall |
Defensive | 45 #45 overall |
| 68 #68 overall |
SoS (Current) | 17 #17 overall |
| 49 #49 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 19 #19 overall |
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Duke#4935%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Illinois 65%, Duke 35% at Illinois.
Illinois' win probability against Duke is trending up — from 42% to 53% over the last 6 weeks.
Illinois' win probability against Duke is trending up — from 48% to 59% over the last 6 weeks.
Illinois' win probability against Duke is trending up — from 54% to 65% over the last 6 weeks.
Illinois favored
Duke favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Duke | Neutral | At Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 57% | 63% | 68% |
| Wk 1 | 54% | 60% | 66% |
| Wk 2 | 51% | 57% | 63% |
| Wk 3 | 42% | 48% | 54% |
| Wk 4 | 39% | 45% | 51% |
| Wk 5 | 37% | 44% | 50% |
| Wk 6 | 39% | 45% | 51% |
| Wk 7 | 46% | 52% | 58% |
| Wk 8 | 42% | 49% | 55% |
| Wk 9 | 53% | 59% | 65% |
RECORDS
Duke
Illinois
|
1-0 (100%) |
Head to Head |
0-1 (0%) |
|
5-2 (71.4%) |
Overall |
4-3 (57.1%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Home |
3-2 (60%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Away |
1-1 (50%) |
|
0-0 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-2 (50%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Duke
Illinois
| #40 Illinois | Best Win | #31 Oregon |
| #129 Georgia Tech | Worst Loss | #51 Duke |
| 55 pts vs #379 William & Mary | Largest MOV | 38 pts vs #180 Southern Illinois |
| 4 pts vs #52 North Carolina | Largest MOD | 23 pts vs #6 Ohio State |
OTHER STATISTICS
Duke
Illinois
| 29.9 | Points per Game | 30.3 |
| 16 | Points Against | 25.3 |
| 33.5 | Home PPG | 31 |
| 10.3 | Home PA | 19.6 |
| 25 | Away PPG | 28.5 |
| 23.7 | Away PA | 39.5 |
| 24-28 | Opponent Record | 28-24 |
| 124.9 | Avg Opponent Rank | 76.7 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | L 2 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | W 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Duke
Illinois
| Oct 23 | at Virginia (4-4) | W19-16 | Oct 24 | vs Oregon (4-3) | W21-10 |
| Oct 17 | vs North Carolina (4-3) | L20-24 | Oct 10 | at Michigan St (2-6) | W38-37 |
| Oct 10 | at Georgia Tech (2-5) | L25-28 | Oct 3 | vs Purdue (3-4) | L17-24 |
| Sep 26 | vs William & Mary (3-5) | W62-7 | Sep 26 | at #6 Ohio State (6-1) | L19-42 |
| Sep 19 | vs Stanford (4-4) | W35-7 | Sep 19 | vs Southern Illinois (4-5) | W48-10 |
| Sep 12 | at Illinois (4-3) | W31-27 | Sep 12 | vs Duke (5-2) | L27-31 |
| Sep 5 | vs Tulane (3-4) | W17-3 | Sep 3 | vs Alabama-Birmingham (4-3) | W42-23 |