The No. 20 Kansas Jayhawks (1-0) play the Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0) on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL). The Jayhawks are listed as favorites in this one, with the spread sitting at 5.5 points. The over/under is set at 55.5 in the outing.
The Jayhawks won versus the Lindenwood Lions in their most recent game, 48-3.
Against Lindenwood, Jalon Daniels completed 9 of 15 passes for 148 yards, with one touchdown and one interception, for the Jayhawks.
The Fighting Illini beat the Eastern Illinois Panthers, 45-0, in their last contest.
In that matchup against Eastern Illinois, Illini quarterback Luke Altmyer completed 19 of 24 passes for 213 yards, with four touchdowns and no interceptions.
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Kansas vs Illinois betting information
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- Spread favorite: Kansas (-5.5)
- Moneyline: Kansas (-215), Illinois (+176)
- Total: 55.5 points
Kansas vs Illinois game info
- Game day: Saturday, September 7, 2024
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Location: Champaign, Illinois
- Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
- Live stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Kansas betting info (2023)
- Against the spread, the Jayhawks were 8-5-0 last year.
- As 5.5-point favorites or more, the Jayhawks went 3-2 against the spread last season.
- In 13 Jayhawks games last season, seven went over the total.
Illinois betting info (2023)
- The Fighting Illini produced a 3-9-0 record against the spread last year.
- As a 5.5-point underdog or greater, the Fighting Illini had one win ATS (1-1) last season.
- There were six Fighting Illini games (out of 12) that went over the total last season.
2024 Kansas leaders
- Daniels: 148 PASS YDS / 148.0 YPG / 60% / 1 TD / 1 INT
- Devin Neal: 8 CAR / 112 YDS / 112.0 YPG / 2 TD
- Daniel Hishaw Jr.: 9 CAR / 66 YDS / 66.0 YPG / 1 TD
- Luke Grimm: 6 REC / 111 YDS / 111.0 YPG / 1 TD
- Lawrence Arnold: 2 REC / 29 YDS / 29.0 YPG / 0 TD
- Quentin Skinner: 1 REC / 25 YDS / 25.0 YPG / 0 TD
2024 Illinois leaders
- Altmyer: 213 PASS YDS / 213.0 YPG / 79.2% / 4 TD / 0 INT / 3 CAR / 27 RUSH YDS / 0 TD
- Kaden Feagin: 16 CAR / 108 YDS / 108.0 YPG / 1 TD
- Aidan Laughery: 10 CAR / 79 YDS / 79.0 YPG / 0 TD / 2 REC / 7 YDS / 7.0 YPG / 0 TD
- Pat Bryant: 5 REC / 63 YDS / 63.0 YPG / 2 TD
- Malik Elzy: 2 REC / 51 YDS / 51.0 YPG / 1 TD
- Ashton Hollins: 2 REC / 40 YDS / 40.0 YPG / 0 TD