Nebraska vs. Illinois Pick Prediction 8/28/2021 by Tony T.
Nebraska at Illinois—College football pick is Illinois Fighting Illini +7. Bret Bielema era begins for the Fighting Illini. He inherits 18 starters from last season with nine of each side of the field. In their head to head meeting last year at Nebraska, the Fighting Illini came away with a 41-23 win as they put up 490 yards on the Cornhuskers defense with 285 rushing. Illinois returns starting quarterback Brandon Peters and has most of his playmakers back. Nebraska has lost 20 of 32 under head coach Scott Frost. There is some off the field issues with investigations about Frost's program. Fighting Illini has covered their past two meetings by putting up 41 and 38 points the past two seasons. Play Illinois +7.