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Week 12 •
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Iowa @ Illinois

0-0 Big Ten Power rating: 14.7
0-0 Big Ten Power rating: 10.8

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Is there value in the Iowa vs Illinois line?

Market line
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Blue Chip model
IOWA -1.7
Edge
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Iowa (power rating: 14.7) carries a 3.9-point advantage over Illinois (10.8) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Illinois's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.2) narrows that gap at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL). Beyond home field, nothing else applies here - rest, travel, elevation and weather all read neutral for this matchup. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Iowa vs Illinois at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)?

The latest reading for Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) shows Clear, 66°F with winds of 4 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

How do Iowa and Illinois compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Iowa (14.7) over Illinois (10.8) by 3.9 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Illinois faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Illinois brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.2). 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 Iowa and Illinois?

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Blue Chip makes this Iowa -1.7. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 22, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

66°F

Rain14%
Precip0.00"
Humidity92%
Wind4 mph NNW
Gusts8 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Iowa at Illinois: aerial view of Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), wind from the NNW at 3.8 mph, gusting to 8.1 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 12
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CST
Venue
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Capacity
60,670
Elevation
771 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

IowaAway IllinoisHome
This week204 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game3,388 miles
Season total5,022 miles5,688 miles
Body clock23:0023:00
Rest7 days7 days

Iowa travels 204 miles to this game, a short road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.