Kansas vs. Illinois Picks & Best Bets 7th Sep 2024: College Football Week 2 Prediction and Betting Odds

Illinois will go up against Kansas in NCAAF action on Saturday at Memorial Stadium, beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET.

We've performed 10,000 simulations of Saturday's college football matchup using advanced AI technology to pinpoint the best Kansas vs. Illinois bets and predictions.

According to our predictions, Kansas will likely win with a projected final score of 30-27.

To get the best value from these predictions, we continually source the best odds for each market. This ensures that the sportsbooks listed below are currently offering the biggest payouts for the specified plays.

Our Kansas vs. Illinois Betting Picks & Predictions

Today's Kansas vs. Illinois picks fuse the power of AI, stats and analytics to produce college football picks that are free from the emotional biases typical of human-made picks.

Kansas vs. Illinois Game Information

• Game Date: Saturday, September 7th, 2024
• Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Location: Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
• Spread: Kansas -5.5 / Illinois +5.5
• Moneyline: Kansas -198 / Illinois +168
• Scoring Total: Over/Under 57.5 Points (-110/-110)

Illinois +5.5 @ -110 via FanDuel Sportsbook

• According to our simulations, Illinois has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while Kansas has a probability of 46%.
• FanDuel Sportsbook offers odds of -110 for Illinois +5.5, providing a favorable 2% edge for them to cover.

Total Points Over 57.5 @ -110 via BetMGM

• The over/under for total points scored is set at 57.5 at BetMGM, which offers the best odds for the over at -110.
• Our analysis shows a 53% chance that the total will go over 57.5 points, providing an edge of 0.7%.

Kansas vs. Illinois Moneyline Odds

The sportsbooks have released the moneyline odds for this matchup, with Kansas at -198 via DraftKings Sportsbook, whilst the Illinois Illinois are available at +168 with FanDuel Sportsbook.

According to the model, Kansas is favored to win this game, with our projections assigning them a 58% chance of coming out on top.

Even though Kansas is more likely to win, FanDuel Sportsbook offers +168 odds on the Illinois moneyline, providing an edge of 4.4%. This makes it our recommended moneyline bet.

Kansas vs. Illinois Betting Trends

In addition to our College Football prop picks, we have compiled the best Kansas vs. Illinois trends to enhance your research and betting strategy for this game.

Luke Altmyer Over 1.5 Passing Touchdowns

Luke Altmyer has recorded more than 1.5 passing touchdowns in 4 of his last 5 games (80% success rate). You can put money on him to go over 1.5 passing touchdowns again at odds of -140 (58% implied probability), available at Bet365.

Jalon Daniels Over 16.5 Passing Completions

Jalon Daniels has had more than 16.5 passing completions in 4 of his last 6 games (67%). You can place a bet on him to record over 16.5 passing completions again at odds of -115 (53%), also available at Bet365.

Conclusion

At BettingOdds.com, we're betting on the Illinois +5.5 to cover the spread in this matchup. As for the head-to-head, Kansas has a 58% chance of getting the win.

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