Purdue at Illinois Best Pick, Prediction and Odds

Purdue visits Illinois on Saturday 3 October, at Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign, with kickoff at 4:15 PM ET.

This is the early page for the game: what is already known. Our full prediction, with the call and the numbers behind it, goes up on this page before kickoff.

The two teams in 2026, through 23 September

Purdue is 1-2 this season, 0-1 in the Big Ten Conference. Most recently it lost to UCLA 52-38 on the road on 19 September. It has scored 39.3 points a game and allowed 36.3.

Illinois is 2-1 this season. Most recently it beat Southern Illinois 48-10 at home on 19 September. It has scored 39.0 points a game and allowed 21.3.

Last season

Purdue went 2-10 in 2025, scoring 18.8 points a game and allowing 31.8.

Illinois went 9-4 in 2025, scoring 29.4 points a game and allowing 23.6. Its season ended with a win against Tennessee, 30-28.

The last meeting in the two seasons read: Illinois beat Purdue 43-27 on 4 October 2025.

The early line

No line was posted when this page was written. The full prediction adds it.

The teams

The Purdue Boilermakers and Illinois Fighting Illini team pages hold both schedules and last season’s results. Every game this week is on our college football predictions page.

Purdue at Illinois, Saturday 3 October, 4:15 PM ET, at Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Results: ESPN, read 24 September 2026.