Minnesota @ ILLINOIS
#358 ILLINOIS +9 -106 over Minnesota

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Posted at 10:30 AM EST.

12:00 PM EST. Minnesota started the season 3-0 for the second year in a row but the Gophers are now a long shot to make a postseason appearance. The roster that P.J. Fleck inherited last year is still not equipped for life in the Big Ten. There was natural attrition as a result of the regime change, and while the players have largely responded to Fleck and embraced the new culture, there's not enough talent or depth on hand to be spotting this ridiculous price on the road. Minnesota's extreme youth continues to wear down as it navigates the rugged conference season. The secondary is the greenest and thinnest unit and this is as good place as any to fade this bunch.

You see, Illinois looks like a joke after allowing 63, 49, 46 and 63 points in four of their last five games but this is a massive step down for the Illini from the likes of Penn State, Wisky, Purdue and Maryland. The Illini still scored 24 on Penn State, lost by just six to USF, scored 20 on Wisky and also put up 33 points against Maryland in that 63-33 loss. When you allow over 100 points combined in consecutive weeks, an inflated number will follow and that’s the case here but we’re not even convinced that the Gophers are the better team here. Talk about being disrespected and we have to trust that the Illini will respond to being an embarrassing 9-point home dog to this putrid squad.

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Our Pick

#358 ILLINOIS +9 -106 (Risking 2.12 units - To Win: 2.00)