Illinois opens a 1 point chalk at home vs a very explosive La Tech team.
Lets look at some numbers to compare these two teams.
La Tech:
# 3 in the nation scoring averages 56.0 ppg. Let's drill down on that. That was scoring 56 points against Rice and 56 against Houston State.
This team is up there in all categories on offense but they have not played anyone with a Defense this year. Let alone a team that can generate some offense.
Let's flip the coin and look at La Tech on Defense.
# 120 in the nation on pass defense allowing 392 yards per game.
# 118 in the nation scoring defense
# 120 in the nation in total defense allowing 585 yards per game.
A Look at Illinois:
Nathan Sheelhaase looks good to go for this game, but with the performance of the back up QB last week they may just rest him for Penn State.
Illinois is ranked 20th in the nation on rush defense 94 yards a game allowed.
# 25 in total defense allowing 298 yards per game.
A look at this game:
La Tech will gun sling the ball all night long on offense and if they watched the film of the Arizona State game they will know exactly how to attack this defense
I also see Illinois moving the ball and scoring to keep up, there is no way that La Tech will stop Illinois from scoring. Look for the defense of Illinois to show you the adjustments they made coming out of Arizona to play a very similar team.
This will be a very good game to watch. My only fear is that this new coach of Illinois is stacking the deck looking forward to the big 10 opener with Penn State next week.
More to follow
Lets look at some numbers to compare these two teams.
La Tech:
# 3 in the nation scoring averages 56.0 ppg. Let's drill down on that. That was scoring 56 points against Rice and 56 against Houston State.
This team is up there in all categories on offense but they have not played anyone with a Defense this year. Let alone a team that can generate some offense.
Let's flip the coin and look at La Tech on Defense.
# 120 in the nation on pass defense allowing 392 yards per game.
# 118 in the nation scoring defense
# 120 in the nation in total defense allowing 585 yards per game.
A Look at Illinois:
Nathan Sheelhaase looks good to go for this game, but with the performance of the back up QB last week they may just rest him for Penn State.
Illinois is ranked 20th in the nation on rush defense 94 yards a game allowed.
# 25 in total defense allowing 298 yards per game.
A look at this game:
La Tech will gun sling the ball all night long on offense and if they watched the film of the Arizona State game they will know exactly how to attack this defense
I also see Illinois moving the ball and scoring to keep up, there is no way that La Tech will stop Illinois from scoring. Look for the defense of Illinois to show you the adjustments they made coming out of Arizona to play a very similar team.
This will be a very good game to watch. My only fear is that this new coach of Illinois is stacking the deck looking forward to the big 10 opener with Penn State next week.
More to follow
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