Wk 2 · 2026
Duke Blue Devils at Illinois Fighting Illini — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
· FS1
Weather at kickoff
70°F light drizzle
29% chance of precipitation · wind 15 mph
Forecast from Open-Meteo
ACC · no games yet
at
3:30pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential ILL by 4.4
Big Ten · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Duke form
No completed games on record.
Illinois form
No completed games on record.
Duke this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Illinois this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Illinois leads 1–0 · Illinois won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
26.0 points toward Illinois
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-06 | Illinois 45 — 19 Duke | at DUKE | Illinois |
Duke leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Darian Mensah QB #10 | 305/449, 3646 YDS, 30 TD, 5 INT |
| Henry Belin IV QB #2 | 2/5, 22 YDS | |
| Rushing | Nate Sheppard RB #20 | 178 CAR, 962 YDS, 10 TD |
| Anderson Castle RB #4 | 110 CAR, 470 YDS, 11 TD | |
| Jaquez Moore RB #9 | 39 CAR, 192 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Cooper Barkate WR #18 | 68 REC, 1069 YDS, 6 TD |
| Que'Sean Brown WR #3 | 54 REC, 668 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Sahmir Hagans WR #2 | 37 REC, 463 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Jeremiah Hasley TE #85 | 34 REC, 404 YDS, 5 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Caleb Weaver S #3 | 82 |
| Luke Mergott LB #34 | 80 | |
| DaShawn Stone S #8 | 77 | |
| Sacks | Vincent Anthony Jr. DE #7 | 7.5 |
| Josiah Green DT #4 | 3.5 | |
| Aaron Hall DT #99 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Chandler Rivers CB #0 | 2 |
| Moussa Kane CB #22 | 2 | |
| Tre Freeman LB #12 | 2 |
Illinois leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Luke Altmyer QB #9 | 226/332, 2811 YDS, 21 TD, 5 INT |
| Hank Beatty WR #80 | 2/2, 31 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Ca'Lil Valentine RB #5 | 123 CAR, 549 YDS, 4 TD |
| Kaden Feagin TE #83 | 119 CAR, 499 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Aidan Laughery RB #21 | 62 CAR, 305 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Hank Beatty WR #80 | 64 REC, 826 YDS, 3 TD |
| Collin Dixon WR #17 | 33 REC, 538 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Hudson Clement WR #13 | 33 REC, 406 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Justin Bowick WR #0 | 19 REC, 234 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Matthew Bailey DB #7 | 76 |
| Miles Scott S #10 | 59 | |
| Dylan Rosiek LB #28 | 49 | |
| Sacks | Gabe Jacas EDGE #17 | 11 |
| Leon Lowery Jr. LB #9 | 2 | |
| Tomiwa Durojaiye DL #13 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Miles Scott S #10 | 3 |
| Dylan Rosiek LB #28 | 1 | |
| Torrie Cox Jr. DB #5 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.