College Football Week 4 Picks: Illinois vs. Nebraska (2024)
While there weren’t many marquee games on the Week 3 college football slate, we found enough action across the board from Thursday through Saturday to wind up profitable. Our lone loser was Texas State failing to cover +2.5, losing by three points after blowing three separate leads to Arizona State.
In Week 4, we’ve got a couple of blue-chip Power 4 programs facing off, giving us plenty of quality betting markets to wager on the upcoming slate of games. We wound up 3-1 with our Week 3 best bets, so let’s keep the momentum rolling with my latest line movement analysis to predict four games on the Week 4 college football slate. Here is my early prediction for college football Week 4: Illinois vs. Nebraska.
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College Football Week 4 Early Picks: Illinois vs. Nebraska
Illinois vs. Nebraska
We’re starting with a top-25 Big Ten clash on Friday night, as Illinois travels to Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska to face freshman QB Dylan Raiola and the Cornhuskers. Nebraska handled Colorado 28-10 during Week 2, while its defense has yet to surrender more than 10 points in any game through three weeks.
Illinois is 3-0 with a signature win over Kansas, beating the Jayhawks 23-17 at home in Week 2. This is head coach Bret Bielema’s first road game with his current roster, heading into a hostile environment under the lights on Friday night. The Fighting Illini have only surrendered two total touchdowns this season, including 0 rushing touchdowns.
43.5 total points isn’t a lot, but it’s due to the strength of these two defensive units. There’s been no line movement on this total either. I can see Nebraska winding up with a 20-16 or 24-13 victory on Friday night, so let’s stake a unit on under 43.5 total points between Illinois and Nebraska.
Best Bet: Under 43.5 Total Points (-112)
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