Illinois — 2026 schedule & results record 4-3 · model's picks 4-3 so far
Proj rating 10.7 · SOS 3.9 · Mean wins 7.4 · Picked 8-4 · Vegas 7.5
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Line / ATS | Model | Win prob | Pick | My bet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu 09/03 | UAB | home | W 42–23 | -26 ✗ | +24.3 | 92% | W ✓ |
U 54.5 · LOSS -30 |
| 2 | Sat 09/12 | Duke | home | L 27–31 | -6.25 ✗ | +8.7 | 69% | W ✗ | |
| 3 | Sat 09/19 | Southern Illinois | home | W 48–10 | -34.75 ✓ | +41.0 | 99% | W ✓ | |
| 4 | Sat 09/26 | Ohio State | away | L 19–42 | +25.5 ✓ | -18.0 | 14% | L ✓ | |
| 5 | Sat 10/03 | Purdue | home | L 17–24 | -9.75 ✗ | +14.6 | 80% | W ✗ |
Illinois -9.5 · LOSS -30 |
| 6 | Sat 10/10 | Michigan State | away | W 38–37 | -2.5 ✗ | +10.5 | 73% | W ✓ | |
| 8 | Sat 10/24 | Oregon | home | W 21–10 | +10.25 ✓ | -11.3 | 26% | L ✗ | |
| 9 | Sat 10/31 | Maryland | away | — | -2.5 | +3.1 | 58% | W | |
| 10 | Fri 11/06 | Nebraska | home | — | — | +4.7 | 62% | W | |
| 11 | Fri 11/13 | UCLA | away | — | — | +8.0 | 67% | W | |
| 12 | Sat 11/21 | Iowa | home | — | — | -0.7 | 48% | L | |
| 13 | Sat 11/28 | Northwestern | away | — | -3.5 | -0.8 | 48% | L |
Picked counts every game the model favors as a win. Mean wins is the average over 10,000 simulated seasons — a team favored 60/40 in five games wins about three of them, not five, which is why Picked runs higher than Mean wins for good teams (and lower for bad ones). Compare Mean wins to Vegas; use this page to see where the wins come from.