Another game that caught my eye...

Just caught this I know it looks kinda ugly but I think there is alot of value in Iowa -17 against Illinois. Iowa has played two very tough games against motivated defenses. ISU where Tate missed over half the game and a motivated OSU team that was seeking revenge for the pasting Iowa gave them last year. Iowa is something like 22-4 ATS (I'll double check this) at home coming off of a loss. Illinois is very soft against the run giving up 8 yards a carry to Cal and 6.5 ypc to Rutgers. We all saw the debacle against MSU last week where the Spartans hung 61 and over 700 yards on the Illni. You also have another Ferentz/Zook matchup, I think it was the Outback bowl a couple years ago where the Zook led Gators got pasted by Ferentz's Hawkeyes, despite having a much more talented team. Translation? Ferentz is a better coach, has a better team, is at home against a weak opponent and his kids have something to prove. I think Iowa wins this game by 24 if not much more.