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The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Baylor Bears will both be gunning for a victory on December 29 when they meet at Reliant Stadium in the Texas Bowl.
Oddsmakers currently have the Bears listed as 1½-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total is sitting at 62.
Last time out for Illinois, they were a 25-23 loser as they battled Fresno State on the road. Illinois failed to cover in the match as a 6.5-point favorite, while 48 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Baylor was a 53-24 loser at home against Oklahoma. They failed to cover the 8point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (77) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Team records:
Illinois: 6-6 SU, 7-4 ATS
Baylor: 7-5 SU, 5-6 ATS
Illinois most recently:
When playing in December are 1-2
When playing on grass are 2-8
After outgaining opponent are 3-7
When playing outside the conference are 4-6
Baylor most recently:
When playing on grass are 6-4
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing outside the conference are 7-3
After playing Oklahoma are 1-9
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baylor's last 8 games
Baylor is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Oddsmakers currently have the Bears listed as 1½-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total is sitting at 62.
Last time out for Illinois, they were a 25-23 loser as they battled Fresno State on the road. Illinois failed to cover in the match as a 6.5-point favorite, while 48 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Baylor was a 53-24 loser at home against Oklahoma. They failed to cover the 8point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (77) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Team records:
Illinois: 6-6 SU, 7-4 ATS
Baylor: 7-5 SU, 5-6 ATS
Illinois most recently:
When playing in December are 1-2
When playing on grass are 2-8
After outgaining opponent are 3-7
When playing outside the conference are 4-6
Baylor most recently:
When playing on grass are 6-4
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing outside the conference are 7-3
After playing Oklahoma are 1-9
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baylor's last 8 games
Baylor is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
