Nebraska at Illinois

This is the Big-10 opener for both teams, who have winning records. Nebraska shut down Northern Illinois last week allowing eight points and 74 yards rushing at just 2.3 yards per carry. The Cornhuskers are 12-5-1 UNDER the total when following a straight-up win, as well as 7-3 UNDER after allowing fewer than 20 points in the last game. Illinois is playing stout run defense for coach Lovie Smith, ranked #17 in the nation allowing 79.3 yards rushing per game. Illinois has gone seven of eight games UNDER at home versus teams with winning road records. They are also 10-3 UNDER after allowing 450+ total yards in their previous game, plus 12-4 UNDER in September when defenses are ahead of the offenses. Take the UNDER.