A pair of Big Ten West rivals meet up this weekend as Nebraska hosts No. 17 Illinois in college football's Week 9 action on Saturday. Don't be fooled by Nebraska's strong offensive showing from two weeks ago at Purdue. Illinois has the nation's #1 overall defense and the best red zone defense in the country. Nebraska already struggles against the run so I don't expect them to be able to move the ball on the ground against Illinois who has the #2 ranked rushing defense. Illinois continues to climb up the Top 25 rankings this season and make a case for itself in the division chase, winning five straight games to move to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten. We like Illinois to do well here as they are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games after accumulating more than 450 total yards in their previous game, meaning after they have a bust out offensive performance, they typically follow it up with another one. Take ILLINOIS!