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CFB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 10/10/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
ILLINOIS
 
IOWA
+10  

-10  
+300

-400

47
 
20
Final
29

ILLINOIS (4 - 1) at IOWA (5 - 0)
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Week 6 Saturday, 10/10/2015 12:00 PM
Board OpenLatest
325ILLINOIS45.546.5
326IOWA-10-10.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
ILLINOIS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games4-1+2.43-21-430.218.4400.2(4.9)1.217.88.4303.4(4.4)2.0
Road Games0-1-10-10-114.07.0399.0(4.8)1.048.020.0471.0(7.5)1.0
Last 3 Games2-1+1.41-20-318.38.0386.3(4.7)0.328.714.0377.0(5.4)1.3
Turf Games4-0+3.43-11-334.221.2400.5(4.9)1.210.25.5261.5(3.8)2.2
Conference Games1-0+1.41-00-114.00.0382.0(5)0.013.010.0292.0(4.5)2.0
ILLINOIS - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)30.218.422.032:3938-156(4.1)25-4357.2%244(5.7)81-400(4.9)(13.3)
Opponents Defensive Avg.26.614.820.232:3938-140(3.7)22-3857.7%245(6.4)76-385(5.1)(14.5)
Offense Road Games14.07.022.035:4745-227(5)19-3850.0%172(4.5)83-399(4.8)(28.5)
Defense (All Games)17.88.414.827:2135-127(3.6)18-3353.7%176(5.4)68-303(4.4)(17)
Opponents Offensive Avg.25.813.718.128:2138-168(4.4)18-3257.5%208(6.5)70-375(5.4)(14.5)
Defense Road Games48.020.023.024:1337-254(6.9)19-2673.1%217(8.3)63-471(7.5)(9.8)

IOWA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games5-0+4.94-13-132.217.8395.6(5.9)1.415.48.0299.8(4.5)2.0
Home Games3-0+22-12-040.023.0427.3(6.3)1.318.06.7289.7(4.3)1.7
Last 3 Games3-0+2.92-12-133.020.7357.3(5.5)1.715.37.7319.3(4.4)3.0
Turf Games4-0+3.93-12-132.519.7375.7(5.7)1.515.05.7297.2(4.4)2.2
Conference Games1-0+1.91-00-110.010.0221.0(3.6)2.06.03.0320.0(4.4)4.0
IOWA - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)32.217.820.631:5440-186(4.6)17-2764.7%210(7.9)67-396(5.9)(12.3)
Opponents Defensive Avg.25.412.21930:1337-151(4.1)18-2960.1%212(7.2)67-363(5.4)(14.3)
Offense Home Games40.023.022.332:1839-175(4.5)21-2971.3%252(8.7)68-427(6.3)(10.7)
Defense (All Games)15.48.018.028:0632-84(2.6)19-3554.0%215(6.2)67-300(4.5)(19.5)
Opponents Offensive Avg.22.69.719.130:3936-136(3.8)18-3059.1%208(6.8)67-344(5.2)(15.2)
Defense Home Games18.06.717.027:4233-91(2.7)18-3453.5%199(5.9)67-290(4.3)(16.1)
Average power rating of opponents played: ILLINOIS 26.8,  IOWA 25.2
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
ILLINOIS - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/5/2015KENT ST52-3W-13W54O36-13414-29-208139-5919-40-1864
9/12/2015W ILLINOIS44-0W-22W59.5U40-14738-54-353430-9811-24-432
9/19/2015@ N CAROLINA14-48L6.5L63U45-22719-38-172137-25419-26-2171
9/26/2015MIDDLE TENN ST27-25W-3L62U39-14029-49-238037-3829-43-3301
10/3/2015NEBRASKA14-13W3W57U32-13123-45-251034-18710-31-1052
10/10/2015@ IOWA            
10/24/2015WISCONSIN            
10/31/2015@ PENN ST            
11/7/2015@ PURDUE            

IOWA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/5/2015ILLINOIS ST31-14W-10W -44-21016-25-221128-3516-27-1960
9/12/2015@ IOWA ST31-17W-3.5W47.5O45-26015-25-215127-6319-35-2471
9/19/2015PITTSBURGH27-24W-4L48.5O29-10527-40-258127-5521-31-2272
9/26/2015NORTH TEXAS62-16W-25W54O43-21019-22-278245-18317-43-1733
10/3/2015@ WISCONSIN10-6W6W46.5U40-1449-21-77234-8621-38-2344
10/10/2015ILLINOIS            
10/17/2015@ NORTHWESTERN            
10/31/2015MARYLAND            
11/7/2015@ INDIANA            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
IOWA: The Hawkeyes avoid the big three from the East Division (Ohio St., Michigan St., Michigan) and draw two winnable non-divisional games (vs. Maryland, at Indiana). Getting Purdue and Illinois at home should also result in victories, and a trip to Northwestern isn't daunting either. The non-conference slate isn't that easy though, as Pittsburgh, North Texas and at Iowa State could all be tricky.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW (ILLINOIS-IOWA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(UPDATES with Ferguson out for Illinois)

*Illinois-Iowa Preview* =======================

Illinois (4-1) at Iowa (5-0), 12:00 p.m. EDT

(AP) - On the surface, it appears as though No. 22 Iowa's resurgence has been fueled by the so-called "New Kirk Ferentz."

In reality, the Hawkeyes are better because their defense is better - and knocking opponents around has been the foundation of every good team coached by Ferentz.

Iowa (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) surged back into the Top 25 for the first time in five years this week following one of the best defensive performances in Ferentz's 17-year run in Iowa City.

The Hawkeyes forced four turnovers and held then-No. 19 Wisconsin out of the end zone in a 10-6 win in Madison, cementing Iowa's status as a legitimate contender in the Big Ten West.

Iowa, ranked 15th nationally with 15.4 points allowed per game, will look for its sixth straight win Saturday when it hosts border rival Illinois (4-1, 1-0).

"The credit goes to our players. These guys are working their tails off right now, and they're all contributing in their way. And when you get that going, you have a chance," Ferentz said.

Ferentz's new, more forward-thinking approach - which has included much more aggressive approaches to recruiting and game-planning - has energized the program.

The one thing that hasn't changed is a commitment to hard-nosed defense.

The Hawkeyes weren't playing that way a year ago.

Despite the presence of a pair of future NFL players on its line in Carl Davis and Louis Trinca-Pasat, Iowa was wildly inconsistent. Its defense bottomed out at the end of the year, allowing 82 points in losses to Nebraska and Tennessee.

Iowa's biggest issue was on the perimeter. Opponents ran wild on the Hawkeyes outside and their inexperienced linebackers seemed powerless to stop them.

But the line has more than made up for the losses of Davis and Trinca-Pasat, and linebackers Ben Neimann, Josey Jewell and Cole Fisher have made remarkable strides this season.

Iowa is the only team in the nation that hasn't given up a rushing touchdown, and its 2.6 yards per carry allowed is 10th.

Wisconsin was threatening to break that streak in the fourth quarter last week, but end Nate Meier helped force a fumble near the goal line that preserved the win.

"He's playing his best football, and again, for us to have a good football team, our seniors need to be humming, and he's doing that," Ferentz said.

The Hawkeyes also have witnessed solid play out of their secondary.

Junior Desmond King has blossomed into one of the country's best cornerbacks and an early favorite for Big Ten defensive player of the year honors.

He shared the league's player of the week honor Monday after recording nine tackles, two pass break-ups and two interceptions against the Badgers.

King, who has also been a standout in the return game, is tied for the national lead with five interceptions - despite opponents avoiding throwing his way as much as possible.

"It's our third Big Ten recognition for a player this season," Ferentz said. "If you look at it, it's an offensive player, defensive player and a special teams player, and really that's kind of how we're winning right now. We're playing good team football."

Iowa might need its defense to carry it again this weekend, since injuries to top wide receiver Tevaun Smith (knee sprain) and left tackle Boone Myers (shoulder stinger) will likely keep them out against the Illini.

Illinois has to be feeling good after last week's 14-13 victory over Nebraska in which it rallied from 13-0 down after three quarters. Wes Lunt connected with Geronimo Allison in the end zone with 10 seconds left as the Illini also overcame a pair of missed field goals and four early trips into the red zone that produced no points.

"That's the biggest thing we're gonna work on this week, just finishing drives; we want touchdowns not field goals," Lunt said.

The Illini, though, will be without starting running back Josh Ferguson because of a shoulder injury. The senior has 397 yards and three touchdowns on 71 carries.

The Hawkeyes have won seven of the past eight meetings.

Game Notes:


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