Illinois vs. Northwestern Prediction: Illinois Predicted to Win in College Football Week 14 [2024]

Northwestern will face the favored Illinois in college football action at Wrigley Field on Saturday, beginning at 12:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college football model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects Illinois as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Our team has used the latest data to run 10,000 simulations of Saturday's Illinois-Northwestern game," said Ryan Leaver from Dimers.

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that Illinois is more likely to win, while Northwestern has a lower chance of victory."

For a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and player prop picks, visit our interactive Illinois vs. Northwestern predictions page.

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Illinois vs. Northwestern Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college football matchup between Northwestern and Illinois at Wrigley Field is scheduled to start at 12:00PM ET.

• Who: Illinois vs. Northwestern
• Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024
• Time: 12:00PM ET/9:00AM PT
• Venue: Wrigley Field
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Saturday's Illinois vs. Northwestern matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Illinois vs. Northwestern Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Illinois vs. Northwestern 10,000 times as part of our college football predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Illinois a 74% chance of beating Northwestern. Our predicted final score has Illinois winning 27-18.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Illinois and Northwestern each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 43.5 points has a 56% chance of going over.

Illinois vs. Northwestern Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Illinois	Northwestern
Spread	-8.5 (-110)	+8.5 (-108)
Moneyline	-315	+260
Total	o43.5 (-112)	u43.5 (-105)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Illinois vs. Northwestern Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's Illinois vs. Northwestern matchup is on the spread.

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Conclusion

We predict Illinois, with a 74% win probability, will likely beat Northwestern on Saturday.

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