The No. 17 Iowa Hawkeyes defeated Minnesota 27-22 last week despite putting up only 277 yards of total offense and getting outgained by 132 yards.

Illinois is coming off its bye and recorded an upset win at Minnesota where it won 14-6 as a 14.5-point underdog last time out. Illinois won in OT as a 24.5-point underdog at a then ranked Penn State team in its previous away game, and the team is 3-1 ATS on the road this season.

The Fighting Illini average 176.8 rushing yards per game (55th), and even though Iowa is one of the better teams in the nation at stopping the run, I think Illinois will have decent success while also taking a lot of time off the clock.

With a low total, the points become all the more valuable, and we can note that Illinois has allowed only 17.6 points per game vs. Big Ten opponents this season.

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