North Carolina Tar Heels at Illinois Fighting Illini Betting Lines - Free Pick
Date:
September 10, 7:30 pm
Location:
Memorial Stadium
TV:
ESPN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
NORTH CAROLINA -10
Total:
58.5
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The Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0) will play host to the visiting North Carolina Tar Heels (0-1) in a highly anticipated Big Ten/ACC match-up between two potent offensive units. The two teams enter on contrasting notes, Illinois comes in off a dominant 52-3 win against Murray State, while the Tar Heels come in off a gut-wrenching loss against the University of Georgia Bulldogs 33-24 in the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game. The game will be broadcasted on the Big Ten Network with a kickoff at 7:30 PM.
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North Carolina Tar Heels at Illinois Fighting Illini Game Overview
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North Carolina came undone against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday night. The Tar Heels at one point led by as much as 10 points before they unraveled before a national audience, losing to the Dawgs who scored 19 points unanswered down the backstretch. North Carolina’s typically explosive offense looked maligned and stagnant, as they were only able to accrue just over 200 yards of total offense and 89 passing yards. Georgia outplayed the Tar Heels, their emotional state heading in to this outing is ever more questionable.
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Conversely, Illinois polished off Murray State in about as dominant as manner as possible. The Illini won by 49 points, as their offense exploded anchored by experienced quarterback Wes Lunt. Illinois is hungry to improve after they missed a bowl in 2015, finishing 5-7. Even without stand-out wide receiver Mike Dudek’s services available, the Illini have a prime opportunity to re-emerge with a win against the visiting Tar Heels.
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Betting Trends
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Illinois is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 fixtures.
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Tar Heels at 3-8 ATS in their last 11 non-conference games.
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North Carolina is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 contests.
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North Carolina Tar Heels at Illinois Fighting Illini Free Pick
69% of the consensus have their money on the Tar Heels. Nevertheless it is hard to decipher which North Carolina team will show up. Any resemblance of the outfit that took the field Saturday against Georgia could spell disaster for the Tar Heels. At this point it is hard to determine how disenfranchised the Tar Heels are after they blew a ten point lead and watched Nick Chubb run over, under and through their defense. UNC’s secondary will certainly be tested by an experienced quarterback that is not taking his first snaps at the collegiate level like Jacob Eason was for Georgia. The Heels had the luxury of knowing Georgia was going to come out at them with the run, now they are not so fortunate. Additionally, the Illini get the Tar Heels in Champaign, where they have scared opponents of all calibers and pulled off upsets while they were at it. Expect the defense to stay at home in this one, as this game will likely be a shootout. With this being said, substantial points in a potential shootout and the over in a falling market are the academic plays in this match-up.
Free Pick:
Illinois +10 and Over 58.5 - KF
