- UAB vs. Illinois4¢
- Spread: Illinois (-28.5)37¢
- O/U 56.545¢
- Illinois Team Total: O/U 47.551¢
- UAB vs. Illinois: O/U 55.545¢
- Spread: Illinois (-0.5)96¢
- Spread: Illinois (-1.5)97¢
- Spread: Illinois (-6.5)93¢
- Spread: Illinois (-10.5)86¢
- Spread: Illinois (-13.5)82¢
- Spread: Illinois (-14.5)79¢
- Spread: Illinois (-20.5)62¢
In the upcoming college football game, scheduled for September 3 at 9:00PM ET: If UAB wins, the market will resolve to "UAB". If Illinois wins, the market will resolve to "Illinois". If the game is postponed, this market will remain open until the game has been completed. If the game is canceled entirely or ends in a tie, with no make-up game, this market will resolve 50-50.
Illinois enters its 2026 season opener as a heavy favorite against UAB at Gies Memorial Stadium, riding back-to-back 9-win campaigns under Bret Bielema that produced the Big Ten’s fourth-best record since 2024 and a program-record 12 home wins over that span. The Illini feature transfer quarterback Katin Houser and a defense that limited opponents to 23.6 points per game in 2025, though questions linger around an overhauled offensive line and injuries at wide receiver. UAB, led by first-year head coach Alex Mortensen, returns from a 4-8 season marked by the FBS’s 133rd-ranked scoring defense and travels as a double-digit underdog in the programs’ first meeting. The Blazers have captured their last 10 season openers, but face a steep challenge against a rested Power-conference host on short rest.