College Football
MATCHUP
Western Michigan (0-2) at No. 9 Illinois (2-0)
Stats: Overall | Conference | Home/Away | Last 3 | Grass/Turf | Last 3 Home/Away
Records: ATS | Over/Under
Teams: Western Michigan Broncos | Illinois Fighting Illini
Summary
7:00 PM ET W‑L ATS H A AF AA O/U
Western Michigan 0-2 2-0-0 0-1 0-1 18.0 28.0 1-1-0
Illinois 2-0 2-0-0 1-0 1-0 48.5 11.0 1-1-0
Live Odds | All Odds
Home O/U
Opening line -28 -110 51 -110
FanDuel OFF OFF
Westgate OFF OFF
Wynn OFF OFF
Best home line Recent line moves
Recent Trends
Western Michigan:
  • WMU are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 vs. Big Ten.
  • Under is 10-3 in WMU last 13 vs. Big Ten.
Illinois:
  • Under is 11-4-1 in ILL last 16 games in September.
Quickchart Matchup
Western Michigan Western Michigan Off vs  Illinois Illinois Def
Western Michigan 260 yards
Illinois 300.5 yards
Western Michigan 3 yards/rush
Illinois 2.2 yards/rush
Western Michigan 5.9 yards/attempt
Illinois 7.2 yards/attempt
Illinois Illinois Off vs  Western Michigan Western Michigan Def
Illinois 429.5 yards
Western Michigan 371 yards
Illinois 4.2 yards/rush
Western Michigan 4.9 yards/rush
Illinois 9.9 yards/attempt
Western Michigan 6.6 yards/attempt
Quarterbacks
Western Michigan Yds Comp % Y/A TD/Int
Broc Lowry 166 50.00 8.3 1/0
Brady Jones 109 48.15 4.0 0/1
Illinois Yds Comp % Y/A TD/Int
Luke Altmyer 513 75.00 9.9 6/0
Ethan Hampton 14 100.00 14.0 0/0
Overall Stats | In Depth
Off Avg Yards Pass Rush Y/R Y/A
WMU
ILL		 18.0
48.5		 260.0
429.5		 137.5
263.5		 122.5
166.0		 3.0
4.2		 5.9
9.9
Def Avg Yards Pass Rush Y/R Y/A
WMU
ILL		 28.0
11.0		 371.0
300.5		 189.5
245.0		 181.5
55.5		 4.9
2.2		 6.6
7.2
ATS Records | In Depth
  W‑L ATS H A Grass Turf
WMU
ILL		 0‑2
2‑0		 2‑0‑0
2‑0‑0		 1‑0‑0
1‑0‑0		 1‑0‑0
1‑0‑0		 1‑0‑0
1‑0‑0		 1‑0‑0
1‑0‑0
Home/Away Stats | In Depth | Last 3 H/A
Off Avg Yards Pass Rush Y/R Y/A
WMU
ILL		 6.0
52.0		 217.0
440.0		 188.0
231.0		 29.0
209.0		 1.2
5.6		 5.7
10.5
Def Avg Yards Pass Rush Y/R Y/A
WMU
ILL		 23.0
3.0		 336.0
163.0		 155.0
134.0		 181.0
29.0		 4.1
1.1		 6.5
4.6
Last 3 Stats | In Depth
Off Avg Yards Pass Rush Y/R Y/A
WMU
ILL		 18.0
48.5		 260.0
429.5		 137.5
263.5		 122.5
166.0		 3.0
4.2		 5.9
9.9
Def Avg Yards Pass Rush Y/R Y/A
WMU
ILL		 28.0
11.0		 371.0
300.5		 189.5
245.0		 181.5
55.5		 4.9
2.2		 6.6
7.2
Injuries
Western Michigan
Player   Status/Updated Notes
No injuries to report.
Illinois
Player   Status/Updated Notes
John Forster RB out for season - Knee - 8/23/25 Forster is likely to miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury.
Recent Meetings
Yard Margins
Date Away Home H Line ATS Tot Rus Pas
9/17/16 WMU 34 ILL 10 3/56 L/U -122 -284 162
9/1/12 WMU 7 ILL 24 -10/50.5 W/U -11 121 -132
9/24/11 WMU 20 ILL 23 -14/52 L/U 122 261 -139
11/8/08 ILL 17 WMU 23 7.5/64 W/U 78 51 27
9/18/04 WMU 27 ILL 30 -10/51 L/O -53 43 -96
Western Michigan Last 10
  Yard Margins
Date vs Score Line ATS Tot Rus Pas
9/6/25 UNT L 30-33 11.5/56.5 W/O -103 34 -137
8/29/25 @ MSU L 6-23 21.5/50.5 W/U -119 -152 33
12/14/24 USA L 23-30 5.5/53.5 L/U -220 -145 -75
11/30/24 EMU W 26-18 -6.5/55 W/U 62 27 35
11/19/24 @ CMU L 14-16 -6/56 L/U -123 -117 -6
11/12/24 @ BGSU L 13-31 9.5/57.5 L/U -110 -129 19
11/6/24 NIU L 28-42 2/52 L/O -21 -44 23
10/26/24 KENT W 52-21 -18.5/60.5 W/O 329 222 107
10/19/24 @ BUFF W 48-41 -1.5/49.5 W/O -62 -33 -29
10/12/24 AKR W 34-24 -9/48.5 W/O -114 108 -222
Illinois Last 10
  Yard Margins
Date vs Score Line ATS Tot Rus Pas
9/6/25 @ DUKE W 45-19 -2.5/49 W/O -19 41 -60
8/29/25 WIU W 52-3 -48.5/62.5 W/U 277 180 97
12/31/24 SOCAR W 21-17 9/50.5 W/U -33 53 -86
11/30/24 @ NW W 38-28 -8.5/43.5 W/O -60 99 -159
11/23/24 @ RUTG W 38-31 2.5/48 W/O 44 -31 75
11/16/24 MSU W 38-16 -1.5/47.5 W/O 26 51 -25
11/2/24 MINN L 17-25 3/47 L/U -9 -22 13
10/26/24 @ ORE L 9-38 23/54 L/U -234 -97 -137
10/19/24 MICH W 21-7 6/44 W/U -55 73 -128
10/12/24 PUR W 50-49 -22.5/47 L/O 20 -62 82
Abbreviations Legend