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CFB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 11/28/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
NORTHWESTERN
 
ILLINOIS
-2  

+2  
-130

+110

42
 
24
Final
14

NORTHWESTERN (9 - 2) vs. ILLINOIS (5 - 6)
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Week 13 Saturday, 11/28/2015 3:30 PM
Soldier Field - Chicago, IL
Board OpenLatest
195NORTHWESTERN-3.5-3.5
196ILLINOIS4142
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
NORTHWESTERN - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games9-2+12.57-43-720.411.6331.0(4.5)1.316.68.2309.7(4.5)1.8
Road Games3-1+6.43-11-215.57.5245.2(3.8)0.720.711.7320.7(4.4)2.2
Last 3 Games3-0+5.82-11-219.014.7329.0(4.5)1.314.04.7308.3(4.4)2.7
Grass Games7-1+7.85-32-622.612.6366.4(4.7)1.613.76.2306.4(4.5)1.7
Conference Games5-2+74-33-317.711.6285.4(4.2)1.121.110.0334.7(4.6)1.7
NORTHWESTERN - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)20.411.617.729:5046-192(4.2)13-2750.3%139(5.2)73-331(4.5)(16.3)
Opponents Defensive Avg.25.112.919.930:5239-163(4.1)18-3157.5%211(6.8)71-374(5.3)(14.9)
Offense Road Games15.57.513.727:0239-136(3.5)11-2644.2%109(4.2)65-245(3.8)(15.8)
Defense (All Games)16.68.216.830:1034-121(3.5)19-3554.6%188(5.4)69-310(4.5)(18.6)
Opponents Offensive Avg.26.11319.330:0837-156(4.2)19-3258.2%212(6.7)69-369(5.4)(14.1)
Defense Road Games20.711.718.232:5736-108(3)21-3658.2%212(5.8)73-321(4.4)(15.5)

ILLINOIS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games5-6-1.65-64-723.513.5377.5(5)1.523.211.4350.9(4.9)1.7
Road Games1-4-32-33-221.010.8391.4(5.1)1.432.415.8391.0(5.6)1.2
Last 3 Games1-2-11-22-124.714.3429.7(5.5)1.724.714.0348.7(5)1.7
Grass Games1-2-11-21-220.711.3387.0(5)0.733.714.0378.0(5.5)1.7
Conference Games2-5-2.63-43-417.38.0362.0(5)1.425.613.3376.4(5.2)1.6
ILLINOIS - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)23.513.520.829:5932-134(4.1)24-4355.6%244(5.6)76-378(5)(16.1)
Opponents Defensive Avg.24.41319.831:0538-146(3.9)20-3557.7%221(6.4)72-368(5.1)(15.1)
Offense Road Games21.010.822.231:0634-169(4.9)23-4255.2%222(5.3)76-391(5.1)(18.6)
Defense (All Games)23.211.418.130:0138-164(4.3)19-3357.7%187(5.6)71-351(4.9)(15.1)
Opponents Offensive Avg.2613.318.629:5537-160(4.3)18-3158.2%211(6.8)68-371(5.5)(14.3)
Defense Road Games32.415.820.428:5437-199(5.4)20-3361.3%192(5.9)70-391(5.6)(12.1)
Average power rating of opponents played: NORTHWESTERN 35.5,  ILLINOIS 35
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
NORTHWESTERN - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
10/3/2015MINNESOTA27-0W-4W40.5U51-18414-19-128033-7415-32-992
10/10/2015@ MICHIGAN0-38L10.5L38P25-3815-33-130146-20117-23-1790
10/17/2015IOWA10-40L1.5L41.5O26-5120-43-147351-29416-27-1981
10/24/2015@ NEBRASKA30-28W7W49.5O28-15613-28-177038-8224-48-2911
11/7/2015PENN ST23-21W2.5W41O47-22716-32-169130-12522-41-2372
11/14/2015PURDUE21-14W-14L48U48-25011-24-132330-7326-45-2871
11/21/2015@ WISCONSIN13-7W12.5W41.5U50-1499-20-60026--2620-36-2295
11/28/2015*ILLINOIS            

ILLINOIS - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
10/3/2015NEBRASKA14-13W3W57U32-13123-45-251034-18710-31-1052
10/10/2015@ IOWA20-29L10W47O24-4625-43-317251-27815-31-2000
10/24/2015WISCONSIN13-24L5L47U13-5522-43-278240-13825-40-2812
10/31/2015@ PENN ST0-39L4L44.5U27-3717-43-130137-12022-33-2802
11/7/2015@ PURDUE48-14W-4W49.5O41-38221-38-213028-8929-47-1742
11/14/2015OHIO ST3-28L17.5L55.5U25-2023-47-241250-28317-25-1572
11/21/2015@ MINNESOTA23-32L4.5L47O35-15434-48-279332-25515-26-881
11/28/2015*NORTHWESTERN            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
NORTHWESTERN: Northwestern will likely start 1-2 with games versus Stanford and at Duke, and might be favored only once during the entire Big Ten season (Nov. 14 hosting Purdue). The Wildcats ly three true road games in conference play, but could be double-digit underdogs in all of them (at Michigan, Nebraska and Wisconsin). Home games versus Minnesota, Penn State and Iowa are all potential losses. A third straight bowl-less season appears likely.
ILLINOIS: With the long-term absence of star WR Mike Dudek, Illinois will have a difficult time becoming bowl eligible in 2015. The team shouldn't be favored in any of its eight Big Ten games. The Illini's suspect defense will likely get crushed at home by Ohio State, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Northwestern, who can all run the football. They also figure to lose big at Penn State and at Minnesota'expect four or five victories.
PREVIEW
Northwestern-Illinois Preview
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer

Northwestern Coach Pat Fitzgerald was so hard on himself following last year's loss to in-state rival Illinois that he's vowed to have his team better prepared.

As the Fighting Illini look to become bowl eligible, the 17th-ranked Wildcats will try to take a step toward becoming the winningest team in school history Saturday in Chicago.

Northwestern has won eight of the past 12 meetings, but had a two-game winning streak snapped in a 47-33 home defeat last November. Fitzgerald was troubled by the job he did preparing his banged-up team in that battle for the Land of Lincoln Trophy.

"I was very critical of myself and I was very critical of what we did a year ago," he told the team's official website this week. "We went into this (Illinois) game with 30 guys who'd started for us down, and I did not feel I did a good enough job getting the next guys ready. Now did I imagine we'd have that many out? No, and it's not an excuse."

As a result, Fitzgerald has made an effort to give his reserves more time in practice. They might be needed with center Ian Park, linebacker Jaylen Prater and safety Traveon Henry among those dealing with injuries following last Saturday's 13-7 win over Wisconsin.

The Wildcats (9-2, 5-2 Big Ten) have a chance to reach 10 wins for the first time since 2012 and state a case for a major bowl game with a victory in the regular-season finale at Soldier Field. Northwestern has never finished a season with 11 wins.

"I'm not afraid to talk about the realities of situations," said Fitzgerald, a semifinalist for the Maxwell Coach of the Year Award. "Maybe it's counter to the way some people think, but we understand the opportunity we have in front of us this week."

Fitzgerald's squad could again rely on its defense after it limited the then-No. 21 Badgers to a Northwestern-record minus-26 rushing yards on 11 tackles for loss. Deonte Gibson led the way with three sacks and the Wildcats forced five turnovers.

Since allowing a total of 78 points and 872 yards in back-to-back losses, they've given up an average of 17.5 points and 324.5 yards while winning four in a row. They let Illinois rack up 438 yards - including 291 on the ground - in last season's matchup.

"We just got done with a heavyweight fight, and we're going to get another one on Saturday," Fitzgerald said. "Illinois got after us a year ago. They kicked our fanny, and our guys know that. The tape doesn't lie. We've got to play much better."

Josh Ferguson finished with 95 yards and two touchdowns in that contest. The senior running back also took over the team lead in rushing yards (668) over freshman Ke'Shawn Vaughn last Saturday with a 105-yard effort in a 32-23 loss at Minnesota.

Illinois has dropped two in a row and five of six, but still has an opportunity to become bowl-eligible for the second straight season and fourth time in the past six. The program hasn't gone to bowl games in consecutive years since it went to five straight from 1988-92.

"I told them, 'You've got one more shot,'" said interim coach Bill Cubit, who replaced Tim Beckman a week before the season opener. "'Everything that you've put into this thing, you've faced so much adversity, this is just one more, just another in a long list.' I think they'll come out ready to play. We've just got to fix things."

The Illini (5-6, 2-5) have struggled on both sides of the ball, getting outscored 166-107 in their last six. They've also surrendered 538 yards on the ground over the past two.

That isn't a good sign heading into a matchup with a Northwestern team that ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 192.3 rushing yards per game. Sophomore Justin Jackson has been on a roll, totaling 441 yards and two touchdowns over his previous three.

Jackson starred with 130 yards and two scores last season against the Illini, who have lost 12 straight versus ranked opponents by an average of 22.6 points.


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