A ranked Big Ten matchup is on tap as the No. 24 Michigan Wolverines (4-2) travel to take on the No. 22 Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1) in one of the big matchups on the Week 8 college football schedule. Michigan was off last week but fell 27-17 at Washington in a title game rematch in Week 6. Illinois won a wild 50-49 shootout against Purdue last week, but didn't come close to cover as big 22.5 favorites in that game.

Kickoff from Memorial Stadium is at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+ (get a free 7-day trial). The Wolverines are 4.5-point favorites in the latest Michigan vs. Illinois odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 44.5 via SportsLine consensus.

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