Game Date:
11/05/2016
12:00pm EST
Lines:
Michigan State -9.5
Illinois +9.5
Total:
Over
47.5 (-112)
Under 47.5 (-102)
Community Picks: Michigan State 0% vs Illinois 0%
Michigan State and Illinois Thread
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Looking at the schedule back in August, Michigan State-Illinois was not a game many people would have guessed would pit a pair of 2-6 teams against each other. Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio and Illinois leader Lovie Smith even sound a little alike in diagnosing their seasons so far. Smith offered similar thoughts on his team this week: ''We want our team to play to the best of its ability every week. Continue to Article
November 04, 2016 11:08:am EST
The Big Ten will play six Friday night football games a year starting in 2017 and continuing through at least 2022, the conference announced Wednesday. The Friday games are being added to the conference's television agreements with ESPN/ABC and Fox, Senior Associate Commissioner Mark Rudner said. The Big Ten already has had Friday night games on Labor Day weekend. Continue to Article
November 02, 2016 6:50:pm EST
Giovanni Rescigno beat the odds to become Rutgers' starting quarterback. When spring practice opened under first-year coach Chris Ash, Rescigno was third behind incumbent Chris Laviano and Hayden Rettig, who started the season opener last year and was the backup the rest of the way. Oden was viewed as the quarterback of the future given his dual-threat ability in offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer's power-spread offense. Continue to Article
November 02, 2016 12:49:pm EST
His team in a freefall, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio acknowledged the Spartans are scuffling along at quarterback. ''We lost a guy who was there for three years,'' Dantonio said, referring to the graduated Connor Cook. ''We have a fifth-year senior (Tyler O'Connor) who knows our system, but he's in a lot of situations for the first time. Continue to Article
November 01, 2016 4:33:pm EST
Indiana coach Kevin Wilson knows the topic of bowl eligibility will come up this time of year. ''If you get enough victories you get bowl eligible, and if you get a lot of victories you get bigger and better bowls. Six Big Ten teams already are bowl eligible. Continue to Article
November 01, 2016 4:19:pm EST
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