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Big Ten · Fighting Illini · 0-0

Illinois

Your complete Illinois season intelligence view.

A veteran transfer quarterback and modest portal gain help, but only seven starters return and the defensive coordinator changes.

MPR #34Projected Wins #51Big Ten MPR #9Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating9.6National #34
Projected Wins7.12National #51
Schedule Strength#33National SOS rank
Projected Offense28.7Points per game
Projected Defense24.5Points allowed
Point Differential+4.2Projected per game
Current Context

What Changed

Reviewed State

No Week 0 game has been played for this team. Current MPR and projected wins remain the approved preseason team state entering Week 1.

Week 0 ResultNo game
MPR9.6 → 9.6
Projected Wins7.12 → 7.12
Model update note

No new game evidence has entered the team update gate yet.

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Outcome Range

Season Distribution

The detailed record distribution remains the certified preseason baseline until the full game-by-game probability cascade is refreshed.

Preseason Outcome ShapeBaseline distribution
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The gold bar is the baseline mode (7 wins). This component is explicitly separated from the current headline state and will switch to the refreshed distribution when the full probability cascade is updated.
Season Market Context · 2026-08-08
Preseason Comparison Layer

Market context stays separate from MPR and projected wins. This snapshot is retained as comparison context and does not define team strength.

Posted Total7.5
Effective Market7.16
Adjusted Edge-0.04
SignalNo Edge
Game by Game

2026 Schedule Matrix

Remaining game rows preserve the approved preseason game-level projection baseline until the next full schedule-probability cascade.

DateOpponentWin %Score / ResultMarginTotalConfidenceType
SEP 3UABHome · Nonconference98%Win %43–14Baseline score+29.8Margin56.9TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 12DukeHome · Nonconference66%Win %32–26Baseline score+6.2Margin58.0TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 19Southern IllinoisHome · Nonconference91%Win %37–17Baseline score+19.9Margin53.3TotalMediumFCS/Other ProxyOpponent
SEP 26Ohio StateAway · Big Ten4%Win %13–39Baseline score-26.3Margin52.0TotalHighFBSOpponent
OCT 3PurdueHome · Big Ten85%Win %34–19Baseline score+15.5Margin52.7TotalHighFBSOpponent
OCT 10Michigan StateAway · Big Ten70%Win %31–23Baseline score+7.9Margin53.7TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 24OregonHome · Big Ten12%Win %18–36Baseline score-17.3Margin54.2TotalHighFBSOpponent
OCT 31MarylandAway · Big Ten58%Win %27–24Baseline score+2.8Margin51.5TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 6NebraskaHome · Big Ten59%Win %28–25Baseline score+3.4Margin52.7TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 13UCLAAway · Big Ten54%Win %28–26Baseline score+1.4Margin54.0TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 21IowaHome · Big Ten47%Win %25–26Baseline score-1.0Margin50.6TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 28NorthwesternHome · Big Ten69%Win %28–21Baseline score+7.6Margin49.3TotalMediumFBSOpponent
Data-vintage safeguard: current MPR and projected wins above are the approved Week 1 team-state values. Detailed distribution and remaining schedule probabilities are explicitly labeled as baseline where the full probability cascade has not yet been refreshed.
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