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Closing number

Spread
ILL -2.5
MSU +2.5
Open –
Total
Over 48.5
Under 48.5

Source: DraftKings.

ILL 38, MSU 37. MSU covered by 1.5, over by 26.5.

Our crowd

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Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Michigan St
Illinois 01 Michigan St

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 4 common opponents
Opponent Illinois Michigan St
Indiana
L 10-63 away
-53 · +7.5 Didn't cover
L 13-38 away
-25 · +26.5 Covered
Maryland
W 24-6 home
+18 · -15.5 Covered
W 38-28 neutral
+10 · -4 Covered
USC
W 34-32 home
+2 · +6.5 Covered
L 31-45 away
-14 · +18.5 Covered
Western Michigan
W 38-0 home
+38 · -27.5 Covered
W 23-6 home
+17 · -22.5 Didn't cover

Against 4 common opponents: Illinois won by 1.2 on average, 3-1 against the spread. Michigan St lost by 3.0 on average, 3-1 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Illinois1 Michigan St
Michigan St +2.51
Rico Bosco *Line +2.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 7 6:50 PM ET · Flat record 48-35, +8.7u · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Illinois LLWWLL

ATSTotals
All games2-4 33%Small sample5-1 83% overSmall sample
Road1-1 50%Small sample2-0 100% overSmall sample
As favorite1-4 20%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Michigan State PWWLLW

ATSTotals
All games3-2-1 60%Small sample2-4 33% overSmall sample
Home2-1-1 67%Small sample2-2 50% overSmall sample
As underdog2-2 50%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10, 2026ILL 38, MSU 37ILL -2.5MSU covered48.5Over
Nov 16, 2024MSU 16, ILL 38ILL -1.5ILL covered47.5Over
Nov 5, 2022MSU 23, ILL 15ILL -16MSU covered41.5Under
Nov 9, 2019ILL 37, MSU 34MSU -14.5ILL covered47Over

Illinois 2-2 ATS in these meetings. 4 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2019-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

ILLMSU
3-3Record2-4
2-4Against the spread3-2-1
5-1Over-under2-4
-4.8Avg cover margin-1.3
31.8Points per game21.3
27.8Points allowed25.7
6.42Yards per play4.55
405.5Yards per game311.7
5.10Rush yards per carry3.30
66.0Completion %66.5
43.3Third down %42.5
-1Turnover margin+2
6Sacks allowed19
38.7Penalty yards per game39.8

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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