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Two teams still searching for their first Big Ten conference win meet tonight in Champaign, Illinois when the Illinois Fighting Illini host the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Illinois is favored by 3.5 points on BetMGM, but I’m more interested in the total of 42.5 points. Under 42.5 points feels like the move for this game.

It’s hard to trust either of these teams to score 20 points against a Power Five opponent. In Nebraska’s games against Minnesota, Colorado, and Michigan, it scored a combined 31 points, while Illinois only passed the 20-point threshold in a loss to Kansas. In terms of raw points per game, the Cornhuskers are at 18.8 PPG, while the Fighting Illini are a little better at 21.6 PPG.

Neither team has a particularly threatening quarterback, either. Illinois starter Luke Altmyer has been okay and is a decent runner, but right now he’s thrown five touchdowns compared to seven interceptions. Heinrich Haarberg, Nebraska’s starting quarterback, has only been the starter for three games and has thrown for 477 yards and four scores, so it’s hard to know what you’re getting from him.

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