Week 9 • October 25, 2025, 07:30 PM UTC
5-2
Big Ten
Power Rank: 15.4
25 FINAL 42
5-2
Big Ten
Power Rank: 16.2
Washington covered by 12.5 | Game went Over by 11.5

Washington defeated Illinois 42–25 to secure a comfortable win. Washington covered the spread; the game went Over.

Illinois @ Washington Preview

General Information

Week: Week 9
Kick Off (at stadium): 12:30 PM PDT
Stadium: Husky Stadium
Capacity: 70,083
Elevation: 69 ft
HFA Rating: 2.7
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Washington -4.5
Total (O/U) 55.5
Expected Score ILL 25.5 - 30.0 WASH
Power Rank Implied Line Washington +0.8

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

47.6°F

Wind Chill: 46.4°F
Wind: 3.6 mph NNW
Gusts: 5.9 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 80%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Illinois (Away)

This Week: 1763.3 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 3292.3 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:30
Rest Days: 14

Washington (Home)

This Week: 0.1 miles
Last Week: 3811.9 miles
Season Total: 8966.6 miles
Body Clock Time: 12:30
Rest Days: 7

Line Value Calculator

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Your line Washington +0.8
Implied value
Betting
Current line Washington -4.5
Total (O/U) 55.5
Power ratings — adjust if you disagree
Illinois 15.4
Washington 16.2
Travel impact
Away travel 1763 mi
Home travel 0 mi
Rest Illinois +7
Home field — Husky Stadium
Capacity 70,083
Elevation 69 ft
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Temperature 47.6°F
Wind speed 3.6 mph

Positive adjustment = favours home team

What are the key factors for Illinois vs Washington?

Illinois: Key Factors

Washington: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Illinois travels 1,763 miles to this game, a cross-country trip.

Illinois arrives with a 2-hour body clock disadvantage.

Washington won by 17 to secure a comfortable win.

Washington covered the spread by a solid margin.

The total went Over by 11.5 points.

How do Illinois and Washington compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Washington (16.2) over Illinois (15.4) by 0.8 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Washington brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.7). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

Sources

Weather

Washington won and Washington covered the spread.