The No. 23 Illinois Fighting Illini (4-1) and the Purdue Boilermakers (1-4) will meet in a matchup of Big Ten teams on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL). The Boilermakers will need to play a near perfect game to pull off an upset, Vegas has them as 21.5-point underdogs. The over/under in this contest is 48.5 points.
The Fighting Illini lost to the Penn State Nittany Lions, 21-7, in their most recent game.
In that matchup versus Penn State, Illini QB Luke Altmyer completed 16 of 25 passes for 185 yards, with one touchdown and one interception.
The Boilermakers lost to the Wisconsin Badgers, 52-6, in their most recent game.
In that matchup against Wisconsin, Boilers QB Hudson Card completed 11 of 21 passes for 111 yards, with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
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Illinois vs Purdue betting information
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- Spread favorite: Illinois (-21.5)
- Moneyline: Illinois (-1961), Purdue (+979)
- Total: 48.5 points
Illinois vs Purdue game info
- Game day: Saturday, October 12, 2024
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Champaign, Illinois
- Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
- Live stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Illinois betting info
- The Fighting Illini have covered the spread three times this season (3-0-1).
- Games involving the Fighting Illini have hit the over once this season.
Purdue betting info
2024 Illinois leaders
- Altmyer: 1,047 PASS YDS / 209.4 YPG / 70% / 11 TD / 1 INT
- Kaden Feagin: 67 CAR / 306 YDS / 61.2 YPG / 3 TD / 5 REC / 37 YDS / 7.4 YPG / 0 TD
- Aidan Laughery: 19 CAR / 119 YDS / 23.8 YPG / 0 TD
- Pat Bryant: 22 REC / 342 YDS / 68.4 YPG / 6 TD
- Zakhari Franklin: 25 REC / 292 YDS / 58.4 YPG / 0 TD
- Hank Beatty: 6 REC / 68 YDS / 13.6 YPG / 0 TD
2024 Purdue leaders
- Card: 738 PASS YDS / 147.6 YPG / 63.4% / 7 TD / 4 INT
- Devin Mockobee: 60 CAR / 362 YDS / 72.4 YPG / 1 TD / 6 REC / 47 YDS / 9.4 YPG / 0 TD
- Reggie Love III: 41 CAR / 210 YDS / 42.0 YPG / 2 TD
- Max Klare: 15 REC / 219 YDS / 43.8 YPG / 2 TD
- Jahmal Edrine: 7 REC / 103 YDS / 20.6 YPG / 0 TD
- Jaron Tibbs: 11 REC / 89 YDS / 17.8 YPG / 1 TD