How to watch Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini: TV channel, college football live stream info, start time

How to watch Minnesota vs. Illinois football game

By Scout Staff

Nov 4, 2023 at 3:01 pm ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Illinois Fighting Illini @ Minnesota Golden Gophers

Current Records: Illinois 3-5, Minnesota 5-3

How To Watch

When: Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Where: Huntington Bank Stadium -- Minneapolis, Minnesota
TV: Big Ten Network
Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Follow: CBS Sports App
Ticket Cost: $27.50

What to Know

The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Illinois Fighting Illini are set to square off in a Big Ten West battle at 3:30 p.m. ET on November 4th at Huntington Bank Stadium. Minnesota is the slight favorite, but fans should be in for an exciting match likely to go down to the wire.

Minnesota fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They strolled past Michigan State with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 27-12.

Minnesota relied on the efforts of Daniel Jackson, who picked up 120 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Jordan Nubin, who rushed for 204 yards and two touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Illinois might've scored the first points two weeks ago, but it was Wisconsin who claimed the real prize. Illinois fell to Wisconsin 25-21. The loss hurts even more since Illinois was up 14-0 with 2:12 left in the second.

Luke Altmyer put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 100 yards, and also threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Kaden Feagin was another key contributor, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown.

Minnesota is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Illinois, they have fallen quite a ways from their 8-4 record last season and are now at 3-5.

Illinois will be fighting an uphill battle on Saturday as the experts have pegged them as the 2.5-point underdog. For those looking to play the spread, watch out: Illinois is playing as the underdog, but their 1-4 record against the spread as such isn't exactly encouraging.

Minnesota came up short against Illinois in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, falling 26-14. Will Minnesota have more luck at home instead of on the road?