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00:00Okay, now, finally, we got to take our hat off here to Matt Rule and Dylan Rayola.
00:08They've done a great job at Nebraska.
00:10Nebraska's ranked 22nd.
00:11They're 7.5 point favorites, but maybe we should be giving more credit, honestly, to
00:15the Fighting Illini.
00:16I mean, Illinois ranked in the top 25, but this game is going to be punch them in the
00:21mouth type stuff here.
00:22Look at this total, 43.5 in this game, which is interesting, too, because Rayola could
00:27sling it here a little bit.
00:29Nebraska, the better team, I think is fair.
00:33Does Illinois deserve to be ranked in the top 25?
00:36I think so, based on how they've played.
00:38They've been living off turnovers.
00:39They have a plus 8 turnover ratio under Brett Bielema.
00:44That's how they beat Kansas a couple weeks ago as an underdog.
00:47They've been a bit of a super dog under Brett Bielema, 9-3 against the spread since he took
00:51over.
00:53I feel about this game like I did last Friday with Kansas State, where, yeah, Illinois is
00:59doing all these things.
01:00They're a popular pick.
01:01The line has dropped a little bit, but I'm starting to believe in Matt Rule.
01:05I'm starting to believe in Nebraska, and the biggest reason why is Dylan Rayola takes care
01:09of the football.
01:10He's only thrown one interception.
01:12He's thrown the ball downfield reasonably well.
01:14They run the ball well.
01:15They have seven different guys with a sack, too.
01:18They beat Illinois 20-7 last year, and they didn't have any of these things.
01:24So I'm going to take the Huskers at home.
01:25I like their chances.
01:26Matt Rule keeps it going.
01:28And you start to look at that Ohio State game in a couple weeks, and Nebraska might be undefeated.