Final

Saturday, January 24, 2026

88 - 82
Final Score
Fighting Illini Illinois Fighting Illini 28-9
Boilermakers Purdue Boilermakers 30-9

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Squares Analysis

Football squares come down to final score digits. Here's how these teams have been landing this season.

Fighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini

Hot Digits

Landing frequently this season

1 hit 7×
8 hit 6×
0 hit 5×

Cold Digits

Haven't hit this season

0
3
4
7
8
9

Based on 37 games this season

Boilermakers

Purdue Boilermakers

Hot Digits

Landing frequently this season

9 hit 7×
0 hit 5×
3 hit 5×

Cold Digits

Haven't hit this season

1
2
3
5
6
7
8

Based on 39 games this season

Head-to-Head History

2 games in this rivalry

Last met 3 months ago

All-Time Series

0 Fighting Illini
2 Boilermakers
2 games played
169 avg total pts
0-8 top pair (1×)

Historical Digit Pairs

0-8
2-8

Season Scoring

How these teams score this season

ILL
83.2 points per game
+14.5 pt diff
High-scoring in 43% of games
PUR
81.6 points per game
+11.1 pt diff
High-scoring in 41% of games
Expected Combined Score Based on season averages
165

Expect a high-scoring affair. Higher digits (7s, 8s, 4s) tend to hit more often in shootouts.

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