Nebraska vs Illinois Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 6, 2026)

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Nebraska Cornhuskers logo

Nebraska5-3 · 6-2 ATS
8:00 PM ETFri, Nov 6Win % 69–31
Illinois Fighting Illini logo

Illinois5-3 · 3-4-1 ATS

College Football · Friday, November 6, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET · Gies Memorial Stadium

Team Moneyline Spread Total
Nebraska Cornhuskers -197 -4.5 -110 O 50.5 -106
Illinois Fighting Illini +166 +4.5 -108 U 50.5 -110

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Nebraska vs Illinois preview

Nebraska visits Illinois on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET. The market lists Nebraska as the favorite (moneyline -197 to Illinois +175), with Illinois +4.5 and a 49.5 total; the DraftKings opening line was Illinois +6.

The last meeting went Illinois’s way: Nebraska lost 24-31 at home on Sept. 20, 2024, and the last two head-to-head meetings are split 1-1. Nebraska is 5-3 straight up and 6-2 ATS this season, 5-5 and 6-3 ATS over its last 10, and most recently lost 10-17 to Washington. Illinois is 5-3 straight up and 3-4-1 ATS this season, 6-4 and 3-4-2 ATS over its last 10, and most recently won 20-17 at Maryland.

The defensive ranks are the clearest angle: Nebraska allows 15.6 points (13th), 170 passing yards (13th), 90 rushing yards (11th) and 260 total yards (7th), while Illinois allows 24.3 points (66th), 235 passing yards (100th), 128.4 rushing yards (49th) and 363.4 total yards (70th). On the prop side, Anthony Colandrea’s 29.5 pass attempts (-120) has cleared in 7 of his last 10, and Katin Houser’s 8.5 rushing yards (-111) has cleared in 8 of his last 10.

StatsBench picks for this game

  • Anthony Colandrea OVER 29.5 PASS ATT (-119): pending
  • Kaden Feagin OVER 9.5 REC YDS (-120): pending
  • Katin Houser OVER 18.5 COMPLETIONS (-106): pending

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Top Nebraska vs Illinois player props

Player Prop Best price Last 10 Last 5
Katin Houser ILL Over 8.5 rushing yards -111 prophetexchange 80% (8/10) 80%
Javari Barnett ILL Over 19.5 rushing yards -104 DraftKings 80% (4/5) 80%
Christian Abney ILL Over 5.5 longest reception -115 ESPN BET 80% (4/5) 80%
Anthony Colandrea NEB Over 16.5 longest rush -110 ESPN BET 70% (7/10) 80%
Kaden Feagin ILL Over 7.5 longest reception -115 Hard Rock 70% (7/10) 60%

Hit rate = how often the player cleared this line in recent games. Best price across 30+ sportsbooks, DFS apps and exchanges as of 9:07 AM ET.

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Brayden TrimbleOver 15.5 receiving yards5/8
Kwazi GilmerAnytime goalscorer6/10
Collin DixonAnytime goalscorer6/10

Betting trends

  • The under has hit in 3 straight Nebraska games.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Anthony Colandrea QB223.8 pass yds · 1.7 TD per game
Date Opp CMP/ATT YDS TD INT RUSH
11/1 vs WASH 19/36 205 1 2 20
10/18 @ ORE 18/33 156 1 1 38
10/10 vs IU 25/43 262 0 1 47
10/3 vs MD 26/39 238 3 1 108
9/26 @ MSU 15/27 212 2 0 66
Splits Season Road 2025 vs ILL
Pass yds 220.6 (8) 184.0 (2) 247.1 (14) –
Pass TD 1.9 (8) 1.5 (2) 1.6 (14) –
Emmett Johnson RB120.9 rush yds · 3.8 rec per game
Splits Season Road 2025 vs ILL
Rush yds – – 120.9 (12) –
Rec – – 3.8 (12) –

Kwazi Gilmer WR4.9 rec · 57.8 yds per game
Date Opp TGT REC YDS TD
11/1 vs WASH – 2 25 0
10/18 @ ORE – 6 74 1
10/10 vs IU – 3 31 0
10/3 vs MD – 11 147 2
9/26 @ MSU – 4 101 1
Splits Season Road 2025 vs ILL
Rec 5.0 (8) 5.0 (2) 4.2 (12) –
Rec yds 64.6 (8) 87.5 (2) 44.6 (12) –

Jacory Barney Jr. WR3.8 rec · 47.2 yds per game
Date Opp TGT REC YDS TD
11/1 vs WASH – 4 47 0
10/18 @ ORE – 2 37 0
10/10 vs IU – 9 123 0
10/3 vs MD – 2 11 0
9/26 @ MSU – 1 12 0
Splits Season Road 2025 vs ILL
Rec 4.1 (8) 1.5 (2) 3.5 (13) –
Rec yds 55.0 (8) 24.5 (2) 37.2 (13) –

Illinois Fighting Illini

Katin Houser QB245.8 pass yds · 1.8 TD per game
Date Opp CMP/ATT YDS TD INT RUSH
10/31 @ MD 18/32 223 1 1 18
10/10 @ MSU 20/29 194 1 1 14
10/3 vs PUR 21/37 225 2 1 42
9/26 @ OSU 21/37 263 1 0 14
9/19 vs SIU 23/29 305 2 1 3
Splits Season Home 2025 vs NEB
Pass yds 237.6 (7) 245.8 (4) 275.0 (12) –
Pass TD 1.9 (7) 2.5 (4) 1.6 (12) –

Aidan Laughery RB62.9 rush yds · 1.5 rec per game
Date Opp ATT YDS TD REC REC YDS
10/31 @ MD 14 46 0 2 1
10/24 vs ORE 13 123 1 – –
10/10 @ MSU 17 70 0 4 24
10/3 vs PUR 12 49 0 1 -4
9/26 @ OSU 11 113 0 1 1
Splits Season Home 2025 vs NEB
Rush yds 70.0 (8) 66.2 (5) 42.4 (9) –
Rec 1.7 (6) 1.0 (3) 1.8 (5) –

Collin Dixon WR6.0 rec · 80.0 yds per game
Date Opp TGT REC YDS TD
10/31 @ MD – 6 103 0
10/24 vs ORE – 6 65 1
10/10 @ MSU – 7 62 1
10/3 vs PUR – 10 116 1
9/26 @ OSU – 5 63 0
Splits Season Home 2025 vs NEB
Rec 7.4 (8) 8.2 (5) 2.7 (13) –
Rec yds 97.0 (8) 109.6 (5) 42.2 (13) –

Alex Perry WR4.4 rec · 68.6 yds per game
Splits Season Home 2025 vs NEB
Rec – – 4.3 (13) –
Rec yds – – 64.6 (13) –

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Nebraska 5-3 6-2 3-5 4-2 1-1
Illinois 5-3 3-4-1 5-3 3-2 2-1

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Nebraska vs Illinois head-to-head

Nebraska are 1-1 in the last 2 meetings. Last time: Nebraska lost 24-31 on September 20, 2024.

Date Venue Nebraska result ATS O/U
Sep 20, 24 Nebraska home L 24-31 – –
Oct 6, 23 Illinois home W 20-7 – –

Recent form

Nebraska Cornhuskers: last 10 (5-5, 6-3 ATS, O/U 4-5)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 31, 26 vs WASH L 10-17 L -7.5 U 49.5
Oct 17, 26 @ ORE L 14-17 W +6.5 U 50.5
Oct 10, 26 vs IU L 17-20 W +9.5 U 48.5
Oct 3, 26 vs MD W 48-23 W -15.5 O 52.5
Sep 26, 26 @ MSU W 31-13 W -6 U 48.5
Sep 19, 26 vs UND W 34-7 L -27.5 U 56.5
Sep 12, 26 vs BGSU W 56-7 W -30.5 O 48.5
Sep 5, 26 vs OHIO W 49-21 W -23.5 O 47.5
Nov 28, 25 vs IOWA L 16-40 L +5.5 O 38.5
Nov 22, 25 @ PSU L 10-37 – –

Illinois Fighting Illini: last 10 (6-4, 3-4-2 ATS, O/U 5-4)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 31, 26 @ MD W 20-17 P -3 U 54.5
Oct 24, 26 vs ORE W 21-10 W +10.5 U 49.5
Oct 10, 26 @ MSU W 38-37 L -2.5 O 48.5
Oct 3, 26 vs PUR L 17-24 L -9.5 U 62.5
Sep 26, 26 @ OSU L 19-42 W +25.5 O 53.5
Sep 19, 26 vs SIU W 48-10 W -34.5 O 55.5
Sep 12, 26 vs DUKE L 27-31 L -6 O 51.5
Sep 3, 26 vs UAB W 42-23 L -25.5 O 53.5
Nov 29, 25 vs NU W 20-13 P -7 U 43.5
Nov 22, 25 @ WIS L 10-27 – –

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 9:07 AM ET.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Nebraska defense Illinois defense
Points allowed per game 15.6 (13th of 136) 24.3 (66th of 136)
Passing yards allowed per game 170 (13th of 136) 235 (100th of 136)
Rushing yards allowed per game 90 (11th of 136) 128.4 (49th of 136)
Total yards allowed per game 260 (7th of 136) 363.4 (70th of 136)

Venue and weather

Gies Memorial Stadium · Champaign, ILOutdoor
40°FclearWind 6 mphRain 0%

Forecast for the start time (Open-Meteo); it can change before the game.

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Nebraska vs Illinois odds by sportsbook

Book NEB spread ILL spread NEB ML ILL ML Over Under
bet365 -4.5 -110 +4.5 -110 -200 +165 O 50.5 -109 U 50.5 -111
BetRivers -4 -112 +4 -110 -200 +160 O 50.5 -106 U 50.5 -115
Caesars -4.5 -110 +4.5 -109 -197 +166 O 50.5 -107 U 50.5 -113
DraftKings -4.5 -112 +4.5 -108 -198 +164 O 49.5 -120 U 49.5 -111
FanDuel -4.5 -110 +4.5 -110 -200 +164 O 49.5 -114 U 49.5 -106
Fanatics -4.5 -110 +4.5 -110 -200 +165 O 50.5 -110 U 50.5 -110

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Line movement from the open

Line Open Now Move
Illinois spread +6 +4.5 -1.5
Total 50.5 50.5 –
Nebraska moneyline -218 -198 -2.1% win chance
Illinois moneyline +180 +164 +2.2% win chance

DraftKings opening and current numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Illinois spread +4.5 → +4.5
Total 49.5 → 50.5
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