The Illinois Fighting Illini take on the Kansas Jayhawks in a non-conference battle. Illinois had to come from behind to eke out a win over Toledo. Kansas rolled over Missouri State 48-17. Illinois had the number one scoring defense in the nation last season, but they lost their entire secondary. Luke Altmyer transferred from Mississippi to handle the quarterbacking duties. Against Toledo. he threw for 211 yards with two touchdowns and an interception and added 69 yards on the ground. Their defense needs to step up their effort, especially the secondary. Kansas should get a boost with the return of starting quarterback Jalon Daniels. Last season Daniels threw for 2,014 yards with 18 touchdowns to only 4 interceptions and ran for 425 yards and 7 touchdowns. Backup Jason Bean threw 22-28 for 276 yards and two touchdowns. Last season Kansas allowed 35.5 points per game, which was the worst in the Big 12, and 123rd in the nation. Both defenses will need to step up their games in saying that I will go with the better quarterback and the team with more offensive weapons. The Jayhawks return the most experience on offense in the country this season. I like Kansas to win and cover this game in what could be a very exciting shootout.


Play on Kansas. On the money line, This is a 3% play.