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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Illinois
Fighting Illini
Big Ten
13
21% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Big Ten
34
79% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Ohio State by 21.42
TOTAL POINTS
47
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Illinois
Ohio State
|
93
A-
|
Overall |
99
A+
|
|
89
B+
|
Power |
99
A+
|
|
88
B+
|
Offensive |
97
A+
|
|
89
B+
|
Defensive |
99
A+
|
|
91
A-
|
SoS (Current) |
95
A
|
|
91
A-
|
SoS (Future) |
95
A
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Illinois
Ohio State
| 21 | Overall | 2 |
| 35 | Power | 1 |
| 38 | Offensive | 7 |
| 36 | Defensive | 1 |
| 28 | SoS (Current) | 14 |
| 28 | SoS (Future) | 14 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Illinois
Ohio State
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
9-4 (69.2%) |
Overall |
12-2 (85.7%) |
|
6-1 (85.7%) |
Home |
7-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Away |
5-0 (100%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
5-3 (62.5%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
8-2 (80%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-0 (100%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Illinois
Ohio State
| #17 Southern Cal | Best Win | #13 Texas |
| #51 Wisconsin | Worst Loss | #4 Miami FL |
| 49 pts vs #352 Western Illinois | Largest MOV | 70 pts vs #335 Grambling St |
| 53 pts vs #1 Indiana | Largest MOD | 10 pts vs #4 Miami FL |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Illinois
Ohio State
| 29.4 | Points per Game | 33.4 |
| 23.6 | Points Against | 9.3 |
| 31.3 | Home PPG | 41.6 |
| 14.4 | Home PA | 7.4 |
| 26.6 | Away PPG | 30.6 |
| 35.6 | Away PA | 8.2 |
| 99-71 | Opponent Record | 111-72 |
| 72.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 64 |
| W 3 | Longest Streak | W 12 |
| W 2 | Current Streak | L 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Illinois
Ohio State
| Dec 30 Tennessee (8-5) W 30-28 | Dec 31 (4) Miami FL (13-3) L 14-24 |
| Nov 29 vs Northwestern (7-6) W 20-13 | Dec 6 (1) Indiana (16-0) L 10-13 |
| Nov 22 at Wisconsin (4-8) L 10-27 | Nov 29 at (20) Michigan (9-4) W 27-9 |
| Nov 15 vs Maryland (4-8) W 24-6 | Nov 22 vs Rutgers (5-7) W 42-9 |
| Nov 1 vs Rutgers (5-7) W 35-13 | Nov 15 vs UCLA (3-9) W 48-10 |
| Oct 25 at Washington (9-4) L 25-42 | Nov 8 at Purdue (2-10) W 34-10 |
| Oct 11 vs (3) Ohio State (12-2) L 16-34 | Nov 1 vs Penn State (7-6) W 38-14 |
| Oct 4 at Purdue (2-10) W 43-27 | Oct 18 at Wisconsin (4-8) W 34-0 |
| Sep 27 vs (17) Southern Cal (9-4) W 34-32 | Oct 11 at (16) Illinois (9-4) W 34-16 |
| Sep 20 at (1) Indiana (16-0) L 10-63 | Oct 4 vs Minnesota (8-5) W 42-3 |
| Sep 13 vs Western Michigan (10-4) W 38-0 | Sep 27 at Washington (9-4) W 24-6 |
| Sep 6 at Duke (9-5) W 45-19 | Sep 13 vs Ohio U. (9-4) W 37-9 |
| Aug 29 vs Western Illinois (4-8) W 52-3 | Sep 6 vs Grambling St (7-5) W 70-0 |
