An early season battle between undefeated Big Ten teams is on tap for Friday when the No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0) host the No. 24 Illinois Fighting Illini (3-0). Kickoff at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Illinois is coming off a 30-9 win over Central Michigan, while Nebraska defeated Northern Iowa 34-3 in its last outing. Highly touted freshman Dylan Raiola has been sharp for Nebraska. 

The Huskers are 9.5-point favorites in the latest Illinois vs. Nebraska odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 42.5. Nebraska is a -365 (risk $365 to win $100) favorite on the money line, with Illinois listed as a +283 underdog (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). 

Before you make any Illinois vs. Nebraska picks or any other college football predictions, you NEED to see which side proven SportsLine expert Jimmie Kaylor is on. 

Kaylor is a NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big for the last two years. 

Kaylor destroyed the books in college football in 2023, netting a whopping 57.9 units while posting a 107-45-2 record. Anyone who followed his picks finished the season WAY UP!

Now, Kaylor has locked in a confident against-the-spread pick for Illinois vs. Nebraska in their Week 4 matchup. We can tell you he's leaning Over on the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

Who wins Nebraska vs. Illinois in their Week 4 matchup in Lincoln, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the expert who went 107-45-2, returning $5,790 for $100 bettors, betting on college football in 2023, and find out!

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