The line keeps moving. ILLINI -7.5
I mean, if you just look at what these teams have excelled at (and been subpar at) to-date, this just flat-out makes sense ... Illinois has looked like a much more complete team since our Indiana loss, and it's reasonable to expect our elite defense to shut down their okay offense and our (better-than?) okay offense to shred their AWFUL defense. However, being the Illini fan that I am and being so damn close to Indy that I can
taste it ... yeah, I'm a bit nervous, haha - but honestly, only because we actually have so much to lose for once!
The ONLY reason to expect a close game here is if the big stage and the crazy atmosphere on the road rattles our guys. My head says that simply won't happen; they have been stone-cold killers all year, and I think they will come in and take care of business, making yet another statement with a big-time victory. However, my heart ... well, we've been hurt before.
#17 Illinois 27
Nebraska 10