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How big of an underdog is Illinois?

Illinois is a 36-point underdog going into Saturday’s game at Michigan. Only twice in the last 25 years have the Illini been a bigger underdog.

With the help of the nice folks at Bovada.lv, here are the 10 biggest point spreads against Illinois during the past 25 years:

Nov. 15, 1997 at Ohio State

Spread: +39.5

Final: Ohio State, 41-6

Comment: Ron Turner’s winless team played its best game all season the next week, losing by 10 to Michigan State

Oct. 10, 1998 vs.