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Line: Illinois by 9.5, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Illinois wants to start strong after losing four of its final five games last season, tarnishing an 8-5 record that ended a streak of 10 straight losing seasons. Toledo, the defending Mid-American Conference champion, wants to justify its preseason hype as the favorite to win the MAC West Division.
Last season, Ohio quarterback Kurtis Rourke had the Bobcats on the cusp of winning their first Mid-American Conference crown since 1968. Then he tore a knee ligament and Ohio lost its fifth league championship game. “I’m just looking forward to playing again, to playing the game I love,” Rourke said.
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The Bobcats believe they can do it, too, after winning 10 games last season — seven more than in Albin's first in 2021.
The ninth-annual clash in southeast Florida pits the MAC Champions Toledo Rockets against a Liberty Flames team on a skid.