Nebraska vs. Illinois: Ranked Big Ten Showdown in Week 4

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00:00Okay, now, finally, we got to take our hat off here to Matt Rule and Dylan Rayola.

00:08They've done a great job at Nebraska.

00:10Nebraska's ranked 22nd.

00:11They're 7.5 point favorites, but maybe we should be giving more credit, honestly, to

00:15the Fighting Illini.

00:16I mean, Illinois ranked in the top 25, but this game is going to be punch them in the

00:21mouth type stuff here.

00:22Look at this total, 43.5 in this game, which is interesting, too, because Rayola could

00:27sling it here a little bit.

00:29Nebraska, the better team, I think is fair.

00:33Does Illinois deserve to be ranked in the top 25?

00:36I think so, based on how they've played.

00:38They've been living off turnovers.

00:39They have a plus 8 turnover ratio under Brett Bielema.

00:44That's how they beat Kansas a couple weeks ago as an underdog.

00:47They've been a bit of a super dog under Brett Bielema, 9-3 against the spread since he took

00:51over.

00:53I feel about this game like I did last Friday with Kansas State, where, yeah, Illinois is

00:59doing all these things.

01:00They're a popular pick.

01:01The line has dropped a little bit, but I'm starting to believe in Matt Rule.

01:05I'm starting to believe in Nebraska, and the biggest reason why is Dylan Rayola takes care

01:09of the football.

01:10He's only thrown one interception.

01:12He's thrown the ball downfield reasonably well.

01:14They run the ball well.

01:15They have seven different guys with a sack, too.

01:18They beat Illinois 20-7 last year, and they didn't have any of these things.

01:24So I'm going to take the Huskers at home.

01:25I like their chances.

01:26Matt Rule keeps it going.

01:28And you start to look at that Ohio State game in a couple weeks, and Nebraska might be undefeated.