The Iowa Hawkeyes will host the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday afternoon in Week 6. Here is how to watch this Big Ten West rivalry game online.
It’s already Week 6 of the 2017 college football season. One of the games happening in the Big Ten will be between Big Ten West division rivals in the Illinois Fighting Illini (2-2) and the Iowa Hawkeyes (3-2).
Kickoff from Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City will be at 12:00 p.m. ET on October 7. The Big Ten Network will have the telecast. BTN2GO and FuboTV will have the available live streams for this Big Ten West football game.
Illinois enters play at 2-2 (0-1) on the season. The Fighting Illini have wins over the Ball State Cardinals and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. They also have losses to the ranked South Florida Bulls and a Big Ten West loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers on the slate. It’s just Big Ten games left for the Fighting Illini. Can Lovie Smith’s boys get to 6-6 and make a holiday season bowl?
Iowa enters play at 3-2 (0-2) on the season. Though the Hawkeyes already have three wins this season, all of which came in the non-conference. They have wins over the Wyoming Cowboys, the in-state rival Iowa State Cyclones and the North Texas Mean Green. However, Iowa is 0-2 in Big Ten play with losses to the ranked Penn State Nittany Lions and the Michigan State Spartans. At least both of those teams play in the other Big Ten division.
TV Schedule
Date: Saturday, Oct. 7
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Iowa City, Iowa
Venue: Kinnick Stadium
TV Info: Big Ten Network
Live Stream: BTN2GO, FuboTV
RELATED: Sportsbook Review has full College Football odds
According to SportsBook Review, the Hawkeyes will be laying 17 points at home to the visiting Fighting Illini. The associated moneylines for this game are Iowa -850 and Illinois +575. This game’s over/under comes in at a combined 42.5 points.
Betting Odds
Point Spread: Iowa -17
Moneylines: Iowa -850, Illinois +575
Over/Under: 42.5
Iowa should be a considerable favorite in this division rivalry game. The Hawkeyes are usually strong at home and Illinois hasn’t shown us enough under Smith to prove it can go into Kinnick Stadium and play spoiler just yet.
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Will Iowa get its first Big Ten win of the season over the rival Fighting Illini? Can Illinois upset the Hawkeyes on their own turf to send Iowa into a panic at 0-3 in Big Ten play? Tune in to the Big Ten Network at 12:00 p.m. ET on October 7 to see Illinois take on Iowa in Iowa City.