Illinois at Ohio State - 2017 Matchup Preview

Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes(#1)

Saturday, November 18th 2017 (3:30 PM EST)
Ohio State -41 (54.5) (0) Open: 0.0
Ohio State 52 - Illinois: 14 (Big Ten)

Fighting Illini (2 - 10) (4 - 7 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 15 - 32 (16 - 39 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Wind: 13.9 MPH
OSU 2nd straight Home Game
OSU is playing their 4th straight game
ILL is playing their 8th straight game
Our Line: -21.5 (SP+ OSU -38)
Projected Score: ILL: 18 - OSU: 37 (55)
OSU Win prob: 100% | Cover: 44%
ILL Travel: 276 miles, 1 hrs behind

Buckeyes (12 - 2) (7 - 7 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 41 - 19 (44 - 18 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
ILL Players
OSU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Illinois's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Illinois vs Ball State	-5.0	55.5	W 24 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/9	Illinois vs Western Kentucky	+6.5	52.0	W 20 - 7	U	Y
Fri 9/15	Illinois at South Florida	+16.5	55.5	L 23 - 47	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Fri 9/29	Illinois vs Nebraska	+6.5	47.5	L 6 - 28	U	N
Sat 10/7	Illinois at Iowa	+16.0	42.5	L 16 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/14	Illinois vs Rutgers	-1.0	47.0	L 24 - 35	O	N
Sat 10/21	Illinois at Minnesota	+14.5	48.5	L 17 - 24	U	Y
Sat 10/28	Illinois vs Wisconsin	+28.5	51.0	L 10 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/4	Illinois at Purdue	+14.0	50.0	L 10 - 29	U	N
Sat 11/11	Illinois vs Indiana	+10.0	51.5	L 14 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/18	Illinois at Ohio State	+41.0	54.5	L 14 - 52	O	Y
Sat 11/25	Illinois vs Northwestern	+16.5	46.0	L 7 - 42	O	N

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
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Predictions for Illinois's Schedule

Ohio State's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 8/31	Ohio State at Indiana	-21.0	56.5	W 49 - 21	O	Y
Sat 9/9	Ohio State vs Oklahoma	-7.5	64.5	L 16 - 31	U	N
Sat 9/16	Ohio State vs Army	-31.5	55.0	W 38 - 7	U	N
Sat 9/23	Ohio State vs UNLV	-40.0	67.5	W 54 - 21	O	N
Sat 9/30	Ohio State at Rutgers	-28.5	54.5	W 56 - 0	O	Y
Sat 10/7	Ohio State vs Maryland	-30.0	61.0	W 62 - 14	O	Y
Sat 10/14	Ohio State at Nebraska	-24.0	58.0	W 56 - 14	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/28	Ohio State vs Penn State	-7.0	57.5	W 39 - 38	O	N
Sat 11/4	Ohio State at Iowa	-21.0	55.0	L 24 - 55	O	N
Sat 11/11	Ohio State vs Michigan State	-17.5	56.5	W 48 - 3	U	Y
Sat 11/18	Ohio State vs Illinois	-41.0	54.5	W 52 - 14	O	N
Sat 11/25	Ohio State at Michigan	-12.5	49.0	W 31 - 20	O	N
Sat 12/2	Ohio State vs Wisconsin	-3.5	51.5	W 27 - 21	U	Y
Fri 12/29	Ohio State vs USC	-9.5	65.5	W 24 - 7	U	Y

Important Stats (2017)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
ILL	.01	38%	15.4	40%	2.57	106	33%	175	2.55	.18	46%	31.5	48%	42%	3.68	64	2.2	1.4
OSU	.32	52%	41.1	55%	3.48	243	47%	263	4.35	.05	37%	19	34%	38%	2.62	67.4	1.4	1.7

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
ILL	#31 (.25)	45% (45)		45% (51)	3.14 (49)	140	44% (44)	198	4.23 (39)	#76 (.18)	46% (115)		50% (127)	43% (90)	3.48 (37)	39	0.9	1.5
OSU	#1 (.43)	52% (3)		48% (19)	3.37 (15)	137	56% (1)	211	4.6 (15)	#2 (-.01)	36% (7)		39% (26)	34% (8)	2.05 (1)	31.6	0.8	1.1

Overall Stats 2017

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
ILL Offense	12	15.4	16	37.6%	2.55	2.2	15	280	106	175	3.3	48%	50%	40%	33%	24%	.01
OSU Defense	14	19	18.3	36.7%	2.62	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	45%	54%	34%	38%	22%	.05

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
ILL Defense	12	31.5	39.4	46.3%	3.68	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	59%	40%	48%	42%	14%	.18
OSU Offense	14	41.1	44.1	52.3%	4.35	1.4	25	506	243	263	5.8	55%	43%	55%	47%	12%	.32

Additional Stats 2017

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Illinois	12	28:14	14.5	34%	40%	7.1	64	2.2	1.4	4.5	1.7	1	31.3
Ohio State	14	28:24	25.3	46%	68%	6.9	67.4	1.4	1.7	8.1	3.2	1	29.8

Run Game Stats (2017)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
ILL Offense	12	48%	40%	32.2	105.6	3.3	11	.04	2.57	69%	15%	0.88
OSU Defense	14	45%	34%	-	-	-	-	-.02	2.32	68%	14%	0.98

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
ILL Defense	12	59%	48%	-	-	-	-	.14	3.21	82%	9%	0.86
OSU Offense	14	55%	55%	42.1	243.2	5.8	34	.32	3.48	81%	7%	0.95

Pass Game Stats (2017)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
ILL Offense	12	50%	33%	14	28.3	174.8	6.2	12.5	8	19	-	1.5	36%	30%	.09	10%	1.4
OSU Defense	14	54%	38%	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	.13	1.6	36%	30%	.23	8%	1.9

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
ILL Defense	12	40%	42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	.26	1.6	28%	35%	.33	5%	1.7
OSU Offense	14	43%	47%	20.5	31.4	262.8	8.4	12.8	39	10	.35	1.5	25%	40%	.4	5%	1.5

Illinois's Power Ratings
Illinois's Power Rating: NR
Illinois's Offense Rating: NR
Illinois's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #64
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Illinois's 2017 Expected Record: -
Illinois's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: -7.4 #96
Illinois's Offense SP+ Rating: 21.6 #107
Illinois's Defense SP+ Rating: 29.9 #81

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
Illinois: Ohio State: 17.95

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Illinois: -7.4 Ohio State: 30.9

Ohio State's Power Ratings
Ohio State's Power Rating: 17.95 NR
Ohio State's Offense Rating: NR
Ohio State's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #2
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Ohio State's 2017 Expected Record: -
Ohio State's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: 30.9 #2
Ohio State's Offense SP+ Rating: 42.9 #3
Ohio State's Defense SP+ Rating: 12.8 #7

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Illinois Scoring
Offense: 15.4 PPG
Offense on Road: 16
Defense: 31.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 39.4

Illinois's 2017 Record
Record: 2 - 10
Record vs Spread: 4 - 7 - 1
Over/Under Record: 5 - 7
Record on Road: 0 - 5
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 5 - 1
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 3 - 0

Projected Score
Ohio State 37
Illinois 18

Total Points: 55

Based on Last 4 Games
Ohio State 34
Illinois 19

Total Points: 53

Based on Entire Season
Ohio State 39
Illinois 17

Total Points: 56

Ohio State Scoring
Offense: 41.1 PPG
Offense at Home: 44.1
Defense: 19 PPG
Defense at Home: 18.3

Ohio State's 2017 Record
Record: 12 - 2
Record vs Spread: 7 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 9 - 5
Record at home: 6 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 5 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 7 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 5 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	10/11	Illinois	16	Ohio State	34	Ohio State -15.5	Ohio State	51.5	Under
2017	11/18	Ohio State	52	Illinois	14	Ohio State -41	Illinois	54.5	Over
2015	11/14	Illinois	3	Ohio State	28	Ohio State -16	Ohio State	55.0	Under
2014	11/01	Ohio State	55	Illinois	14	Ohio State -28.5	Ohio State	0
2013	11/16	Illinois	35	Ohio State	60	Ohio State -32	Illinois	0
2012	11/03	Ohio State	52	Illinois	22
2011	10/15	Illinois	7	Ohio State	17
2010	10/02	Illinois	13	Ohio State	24
2009	09/26	Ohio State	30	Illinois	0
2008	11/15	Illinois	20	Ohio State	30
2007	11/10	Ohio State	21	Illinois	28
2006	11/04	Illinois	10	Ohio State	17
2005	11/05	Ohio State	40	Illinois	2
2001	11/17	Ohio State	22	Illinois	34
2000	11/10	Illinois	21	Ohio State	24

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Ohio State	13	3	1 Overs
Illinois	2	2	2 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	5 - 10	2 - 3	1 - 1	1 - 2
Road Teams	10 - 5	3 - 2	2 - 1	1 - 1

(#) ILL at (#) OSU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	ILL	OSU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#96	#2
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#64	#2
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Illinois Injury Report

Ohio State Injury Report

Illinois on Offense


CategoryCat	ILL Off	OSU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#107	#7
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Illinois Run Game


CategoryCat	ILL Off	OSU Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Illinois Pass Game


CategoryCat	ILL Off	OSU Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Ohio State on Offense


CategoryCat	OSU Off	ILL Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#3	#81
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Ohio State Run Game


CategoryCat	OSU Off	ILL Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Ohio State Pass Game


CategoryCat	OSU Off	ILL Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
OSU 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to CFB Elites

ILL 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to Average G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Ohio Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 61° - Wind: 14 mph

Rematch from Week 12
Ohio State -41.0 (54.5)
Ohio State won vs Illinois this year (52-14)

No Matchups Past 4 Years

ILL's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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ILL's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

OSU's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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OSU's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD