Illinois vs. Michigan State Odds
No. 13 Michigan State is halfway to an unbeaten 2010 Season, but the Spartans looks to avoid a letdown on Saturday at Noon ET when they host Illinois.
Bet Illinois vs. Michigan State Odds
MSU is 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Big Ten while Illinois is 3-2 this season and 1-1 in conference play. The road team has won the last three games in this series but Michigan State has won 10 of the last 11 all-time meetings.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have made Michigan State a 7-point favorite at home against Illinois. The over/under has been set at 51.
Michigan State opened as a 7.5-point favorite against Illinois. The line has went back-and-forth from 7 to 7.5 points and is now back at 7. The over/under opened at 51 and fell down to 50.5 but is now back at 51.
The Spartans are 6-0 and 4-0 at Spartan Stadium. MSU is coming off a 34-17 win over Michigan where it held Denard Robinson to 86 yards rushing and 215 yards passing with three interceptions. MSU faces a similar style quarterback this week in Nathan Scheelhaase. The Spartan defense is holding opponents to 336.7 yards per game while racking up 473.2 yards per game on offense, including 225 rushing yards per contest. Edwin Baker and Le’Veon Bell have combined to rush for over 1,200 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns while Kirk Cousins has thrown for 1,416 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Illinois is 3-2 this season and is coming off a 33-13 win over Penn State last weekend. The Illini also played Ohio State tough the week prior, losing 24-13. Both of Illinois’ losses this season come against currently ranked teams. The Illinois offense is averaging 217.6 rushing yards per game while the defense is holding teams to 304.8 yards per contest. Scheelhaase has rushed for 277 yards and three scores while passing for 640 yards and four touchdowns. Mikel LeShoure has led the team with 597 yards on the ground with three touchdowns.
Trends favor Michigan State in this game as the Illini are just 1-7 against the spread in their last eight games with Michigan State. The favorites are 7-1 ATS in their last eight meetings in this series as well. MSU is also 6-1 in their last seven games on grass.
Michigan State is pretty healthy with a pair of backups out for the season with various injuries while Illinois has receivers Steve Hull and Eddie McGee both questionable with ankle injuries. Linebacker Russell Ellington is also questionable for Illinois with a shoulder injury.
Nearly 4,000 bets have been made on this game with Michigan State getting 76% of the wagers at -7 against Illinois.
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