NCAAF Matchup: Wyoming @ Illinois
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, August 27, 2022
Where: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
Where to watch: BTN
Wyoming @ Illinois
Point Spread
Wyoming 14.0 (-110)
Illinois -14.0 (-110)
Wyoming @ Illinois
Total
Over 43.0 (-110)
Under 43.0 (-110)
Wyoming @ Illinois
Moneyline
Wyoming +425
Illinois -600
Team Leaders:
Wyoming: Andrew Peasley 415 Yds (Pass)
Illinois: Tommy Devito 388 Yds (Pass)
by FLM
Tommy DeVito will get the nod at quarterback for Illinois in its season opener Saturday against Wyoming in Champaign, Ill.
DeVito was announced as the starter on Thursday, but given how second-year coach Bret Bielema likes to play the game, it probably didn’t matter whether Syracuse transfer DeVito or returnee Artur Sitkowski got the call.
The Fighting Illini are going to be a run-first team, just like Bielema’s teams were at Wisconsin and Arkansas. And with the 1-2 punch of junior Chase Brown and sophomore Josh McCray, why not?
Brown picked up 1,005 yards last year, averaging nearly six yards per carry, while McCray added 549 and averaged almost five yards an attempt. And they could have been even better had Illinois gotten more accurate passing from Sitkowski or Brandon Peters, who combined to hit just 52.3 percent of their 317 attempts.
If DeVito can be at least efficient/adequate, the Illini could improve from a 5-7 mark last year.
Betting Odds Trends
| Illinois Fighting Illini | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games | ||
| Illinois is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Illinois’s last 10 games | ||
| Illinois is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home | ||
| Illinois is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games at home | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois’s last 5 games at home | ||
| Wyoming Cowboys | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games | ||
| Wyoming is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Wyoming’s last 6 games | ||
| Wyoming is 3-8-1 ATS in its last 12 games on the road | ||
| Wyoming is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road | ||
College Football Parlay Picks & Free Predictions
Final Score: Illinois 27-17
The Pick: Wyoming +14 & Over 43
A $100 Parlay Bet will return $264 in Profit
NCAAF Odds source: Bovada Sportsbook
