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Lock of the Century Eleven seasons. Seventy-seven methods. One ladder.

Teams

Illinois

Big Ten · 2026

Lined games 2-3Final FBR rank #87 (best #37)Rankings →
#1#102Week -1 · Aug 23: #62Week 0 · Aug 30: #66Week 1 · Sep 6: #37Week 1 · Sep 8: #39Week 2 · Sep 13: #87Week 3 · Sep 20: #81Week 4 · Sep 27: #82Week 5 · Oct 4: #100Week 6 · Oct 11: #89Week 7 · Oct 18: #87#87

Records

2026All time
Straight up2-3 (40.0%)53-74 (41.7%)
Against the spread2-4-0 (33.3%)60-66-2 (47.6%)
Model bets on their games (ATS)3-0-1 (100.0%)58-46-2 (55.8%)
Model picked them (ATS)1-0-0 (100.0%)29-25-0 (53.7%)
Model faded them (ATS)2-0-1 (100.0%)29-21-2 (58.0%)
Model picked them (SU)0-2 (0.0%)28-17 (62.2%)
Model faded them (SU)1-1 (50.0%)55-17 (76.4%)

Game log

DateOpponentLocResultFBRCloseTierATS pickSU pick
Sep 3UABvsW by 190.0+25.5MillenniumUAB +25.5 W—
Sep 12DukevsL by 4+1.5+6.0BaseDuke +6.0 WIllinois L
Sep 26Ohio StateatL by 23-12.5-25.5LockIllinois +25.5 WOhio State W
Oct 3PurduevsL by 7+12.0+10.0——Illinois L
Oct 10Michigan StateatW by 10.0+2.5———
Oct 24OregonvsT-32.5-8.5MillenniumOregon -8.5 Oregon

FBR and Close are shown from Illinois’s perspective: + = Illinois favored.