Nebraska at Illinois Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Nebraska by 6.8
TOTAL POINTS
54
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Illinois
Nebraska 
|
88
B+
|
Overall |
89
B+
|
|
88
B+
|
Power |
96
A
|
|
88
B+
|
Offensive |
94
A
|
|
86
B
|
Defensive |
95
A
|
|
94
A
|
SoS (Current) |
87
B+
|
|
94
A
|
SoS (Full Season) |
88
B+
|
|
87
B+
|
SoR (Current) |
89
B+
|
|
88
B+
|
SoR (Full Season) |
90
A-
|
RANKINGS
Illinois
Nebraska
| 39 #40 overall |
Overall | 36 #36 overall |
| 39 #39 overall |
Power | 13 #13 overall |
| 39 #39 overall |
Offensive | 18 #18 overall |
| 45 #45 overall |
Defensive | 14 #14 overall |
| 17 #17 overall |
SoS (Current) | 43 #43 overall |
| 19 #19 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 38 #38 overall |
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Illinois#3934%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Nebraska 66%, Illinois 34% at Illinois.
Nebraska's win probability against Illinois has swung between 60% and 77% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 66% now.
Nebraska's win probability against Illinois has swung between 65% and 81% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 71% now.
Nebraska's win probability against Illinois has swung between 71% and 85% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 76% now.
Nebraska favored
Illinois favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Illinois | Neutral | At Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 43% | 49% | 56% |
| Wk 1 | 43% | 50% | 56% |
| Wk 2 | 49% | 55% | 61% |
| Wk 3 | 67% | 73% | 78% |
| Wk 4 | 60% | 65% | 71% |
| Wk 5 | 66% | 71% | 77% |
| Wk 6 | 73% | 78% | 82% |
| Wk 7 | 74% | 79% | 83% |
| Wk 8 | 77% | 81% | 85% |
| Wk 9 | 66% | 71% | 76% |
RECORDS
Illinois
Nebraska
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
4-3 (57.1%) |
Overall |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Home |
4-1 (80%) |
|
1-1 (50%) |
Away |
1-1 (50%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-2 (50%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-0 (100%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Illinois
Nebraska
| #31 Oregon | Best Win | #65 Ohio U. |
| #51 Duke | Worst Loss | #31 Oregon |
| 38 pts vs #180 Southern Illinois | Largest MOV | 49 pts vs #219 Bowling Green |
| 23 pts vs #6 Ohio State | Largest MOD | 3 pts vs #31 Oregon |
OTHER STATISTICS
Illinois
Nebraska
| 30.3 | Points per Game | 35.6 |
| 25.3 | Points Against | 15.4 |
| 31 | Home PPG | 40.8 |
| 19.6 | Home PA | 15.6 |
| 28.5 | Away PPG | 22.5 |
| 39.5 | Away PA | 15 |
| 28-24 | Opponent Record | 29-26 |
| 76.7 | Avg Opponent Rank | 102.6 |
| L 2 | Longest Streak | W 5 |
| W 2 | Current Streak | L 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Illinois
Nebraska
| Oct 24 | vs Oregon (4-3) | W21-10 | Oct 17 | at Oregon (4-3) | L14-17 |
| Oct 10 | at Michigan St (2-6) | W38-37 | Oct 10 | vs #7 Indiana (7-1) | L17-20 |
| Oct 3 | vs Purdue (3-4) | L17-24 | Oct 3 | vs Maryland (2-5) | W48-23 |
| Sep 26 | at #6 Ohio State (6-1) | L19-42 | Sep 26 | at Michigan St (2-6) | W31-13 |
| Sep 19 | vs Southern Illinois (4-5) | W48-10 | Sep 19 | vs North Dakota (6-3) | W34-7 |
| Sep 12 | vs Duke (5-2) | L27-31 | Sep 12 | vs Bowling Green (2-6) | W56-7 |
| Sep 3 | vs Alabama-Birmingham (4-3) | W42-23 | Sep 5 | vs Ohio U. (6-2) | W49-21 |