Western Michigan vs. Illinois prediction: Why Illinois is favored to win in college football Week 3, 2025

Illinois will face Western Michigan in Week 3 college football action at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, commencing at 7:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college football model predicts Illinois as the most likely winner of today's game.

For expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks, visit our interactive Western Michigan vs. Illinois predictions page.

Western Michigan vs. Illinois prediction: Who will win, cover the spread?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Western Michigan vs. Illinois 10,000 times as part of our college football predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Illinois a 97% chance of defeating Western Michigan. Our predicted final score has Illinois winning 38-11.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Western Michigan and Illinois each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 50.5 points also has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Western Michigan vs. Illinois odds

We have sourced the best college football odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Western Michigan	Illinois
Spread	+27.5 (-110)	-27.5 (-108)
Moneyline	+2000	-5000
Total	o50.5 (-110)	u50.5 (-105)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Western Michigan vs. Illinois picks and best bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Western Michigan vs. Illinois matchup is on the moneyline.

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Western Michigan vs. Illinois game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's college football matchup between Illinois and Western Michigan at Memorial Stadium is scheduled to begin at 7:00PM ET.

• Who: Western Michigan vs. Illinois
• Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
• Time: 7:00PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Memorial Stadium

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Conclusion

We predict Illinois, with a 97% win probability, will likely beat Western Michigan on Saturday.

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