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Nebraska opens as a touchdown favorite vs. Illinois
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After knocking off Rutgers in the B1G opener, Nebraska heads to Champaign as a touchdown favorite against Illinois on Friday night.
The Huskers opened as a 6.5-point favorite after taking down the Scarlet Knights 27-17 on Saturday. The Illini are coming off a bye week but dropped their previous contest to South Florida 47-23.
The betting line comes from SportsLine.com.
Nebraska is off to a 2-2 start and is 1-0 in conference play. Illinois sits at 2-1 on the year and Friday will serve as the B1G opener for Lovie Smith and the Illini.
Friday’s game is scheduled to kickoff at 8 p.m. ET and will air on FS1.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB