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Week 14 • November 30, 2025, 12:30 AM UTC
Northwestern @ Illinois
6-5
Big Ten
Power Rank: 6.4
13 FINAL 20
7-4
Big Ten
Power Rank: 16.6
Northwestern covered by 0.5 | Game went Under by 14.5

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Illinois defeated Northwestern 20–13 in a one-score game.

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General Information

Week: Week 14
Kick Off (at stadium): 06:30 PM CST
Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Capacity: 60,670
Elevation: 771 ft
HFA Rating: 2.6
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Illinois -7.5
Total (O/U) 47.5
Expected Score NU 20.0 - 27.5 ILL
Power Rank Implied Line Illinois +10.2
Prediction Markets Illinois 70% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Light snow

Light snow

20.6°F

Wind Chill: 7.9°F
Wind: 13.2 mph SW
Gusts: 21.4 mph
Precipitation: 0.03"
Humidity: 86%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 86%

Travel & Rest

Northwestern (Away)

This Week: 138.4 miles
Last Week: 15.3 miles
Season Total: 7622.5 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:30
Rest Days: 8

Illinois (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 427.8 miles
Season Total: 5483.4 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:30
Rest Days: 8

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Betting Information
Current Line Illinois -7.5
Total Points 47.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Northwestern 6.4
Illinois 16.6
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 138 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Capacity 60,670
Elevation 771 ft
Weather: Light snow
Temperature 20.6°F
Wind Speed 13.2 mph
Your Line Illinois +10.2
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What are the key factors for Northwestern vs Illinois?

Northwestern: Key Factors

Illinois: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Northwestern travels 138 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Illinois won by 7 in a one-score game.

Northwestern covered the spread, covering narrowly.

The total went Under by 14.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)?

At 20.6°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Precipitation chance is 74%, pointing to a wet-field game. High precip probability increases fumble risk and typically compresses both team totals.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Northwestern and Illinois compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Illinois (16.6) over Northwestern (6.4) by 10.2 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Illinois brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.6). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

Where can I find more data on Northwestern and Illinois?

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Model & Methodology

Illinois won and Northwestern covered the spread.