Illinois at Washington

Illinois came out of the gate strong at 3-1 last season, but that was all she wrote. The Illini came up short the rest of the way to finish 1-7 in their last eight games with the lone win coming via a 4-point decision vs. Purdue. Illinois has gotten good work from Oklahoma State transfer QB Wes Lunt, but Washington is not Western Kentucky or Youngstown State, which were a pair of narrow wins for the Illini. Just like the Big-10 has given the Illini fits, so has the Big-12 where they are just 7-24 straight-up in their last 31 against them. The one consistency of this Illini team is their inconsistency, and that has tracked them to a 2-10 ATS mark in their last 12 games, and the road has been a horror show where they own a 1-10 ATS mark in their last 11. The Huskies are now 15-6 ATS in their last 21 at home, and should be prepared to bring it here. Back Washington.