This pick is out of principle. The total is low for a reason. The Hawkeyes are built for low-scoring football and we'll see it again in this game. They have one of the best defenses in the country and one of the worst offenses. This game will be very slow and a puntfest. Take the under.

Iowa heads back to the Big Ten title game to get spanked by Michigan or Ohio State with a victory. The Hawkeyes still could get there with a loss but would then have to win at Nebraska in the finale and that's far from sure. Illinois has some banged-up key skill position players like QB Luke Altmeyer, RB Kadin Faegin and WR Pat Bryant.