Ohio State vs. Illinois Odds
No. 2 Ohio State hits the road for the first time in the 2010 College Football Season as the Buckeyes take on Illinois in Week 5.
Bet Ohio State vs. Illinois Odds
Ohio State is 7-0 in its last seven games at Illinois, winning by an average of 18 points. Illinois has been held to 10 points or less in 7 of the last 13 meetings with the Buckeyes.
Game Information:
No. 2 Ohio State (4-0) vs. Illinois (2-1)
Kickoff: Noon ET
TV: Big Ten Network
Location: Champaign, Illinois
Venue: Memorial Stadium
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook BroburySports.com have made Ohio State 17-point favorites on the road against Illinois while the over/under has been set at 51.
Ohio State hasn’t had much difficulty getting to 4-0 on the year as it has won all its games by double figures. The lone scare came against Miami, in a 36-24 win, but the Buckeyes allowed two special teams touchdowns in that win. On the year Ohio State is scoring 49.25 points and 506.8 yards per game on offense while giving up just 14.5 points and 239 yards per game on defense. Terrelle Pryor has thrown for 939 yards and 10 touchdowns while rushing for 269 yards and three scores to lead the Buckeyes. Three others have rushed for over 100 yards for Ohio State as well.
Illinois is 2-1 on the season after winnings its last two games. The Illini opened the year with a 23-13 loss to Missouri on the road and has since beat in-state programs Northern Illinois and Southern Illinois. Illinois is posting 25.3 points and 359 yards per game on offense while giving up 16 points and 333 yards a game on defense. Mikel LeShoure and Nathan Scheelhaase have combined to rush for over 600 yards and four touchdowns while Scheelhaase has also thrown for 380 yards and three touchdowns.
Line Movement:
The opening odds had the Buckeyes favored by 19 points but the line has slowly dropped down to 17 points. The over/under opened at 50.5 but has since moved up to 51.
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Trends favor Ohio State in this game as the Buckeyes are 9-1 against the spread vs. a team with a winning record and 21-5 ATS in their last 26 road games. Illinois is just 3-7 ATS in their last 10 conference games.
Ohio State has some injury issues on defense, especially in the secondary as Donnie Evege and Travis Howard are each questionable to play while linebacker Dorian Bell is questionable with a shoulder injury. Illinois linebacker Nate Palmer is questionable for the game with a toe injury.
Current public betting information shows that 84% of the bets are going on Ohio State minus the points against Illinois.
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