Northwestern-Illinois Predictions
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After everyone but Colin picked NU to avoid an upset in East Lansing, the staff standings just got a little tighter. Northwestern finishes its regular season in a rivalry matchup against Illinois for the Land of Lincoln Trophy, also known as the HAT. NU has won the last five in the series.
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Eli Karp: Northwestern 24, Illinois 10
Check the weather forecast for Saturday in Evanston. It’s going to be windy, it’s going to be rainy, and it may even be slushy. If this thing is comfortable late in the fourth quarter, and NU is within the Illinois 5-yard line, I demand a Senior Day handoff to Joe Spivak. HAT.