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Oregon at Illinois

Prediction · week 8, 2026 · Sat Oct 24, Time TBA · Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Updated Mon Oct 19, 8:04 AM CT

OREOregon · 4-2 Sat Oct 24, Time TBA ILLIllinois · 3-3

80%Our win chance20%

Our win chance: Oregon 80% · Illinois 20% · experimental, see how it is tested

The prediction

Our call: Oregon by 13.1Strong

All three models favor Oregon (SP+ from the week 7 snapshot). The line, shown for comparison only, has Oregon by 12.5.

The average of SP+, Elo and Our model; the line is left out and kept as a benchmark. Toss-up under 3 points, Lean 3 to 7, Strong 7 and over. More ›

SP+ has Oregon by 12.7, Elo has Oregon by 9.3, and Our model has Oregon by 17.3. They are within 8.0 points of each other.

Every model

ModelSays
SP+
Oregon +21.0 vs Illinois +5.8 · week 7 ratings
Oregon by 12.7
Elo
Oregon 1831 vs Illinois 1536
Oregon by 9.3
Our model · experimental
Oregon +19.9 vs Illinois +0.2
Oregon by 17.3
Line (benchmark)
pregame line
Oregon by 12.5
Our call
average of SP+, Elo and Our model · Strong
Oregon by 13.1

Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. How these work ›

Key injuries

Oregon

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Illinois

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Last 4 meetings

Oregon leads 3–1 · last: Oregon 38–9, 2024 · Oregon has won 3 straight

SeasonResultSite
2024Oregon 38–9Autzen Stadium
1995Oregon 34–31—
1993Oregon 13–7—
1970Illinois 20–16—

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