Final

Saturday, January 3, 2026

73 - 65
Final Score
Fighting Illini Illinois Fighting Illini 24-8
Nittany Lions Penn State Nittany Lions 0-6

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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 6×
0 hit 5×
8 hit 5×

Cold Digits

Haven't hit this season

2
3
5
6
7
9

Based on 31 games this season

Nittany Lions

Penn State Nittany Lions

Hot Digits

Landing frequently this season

2 hit 2×
5 hit 2×
4 hit 1×

Cold Digits

Haven't hit this season

0
1
3
6
7
8

Based on 6 games this season

Head-to-Head History

2 games in this rivalry

Last met 2 months ago

All-Time Series

0 Fighting Illini
2 Nittany Lions
2 games played
141 avg total pts
2-1 top pair (1×)

Historical Digit Pairs

2-1
5-3

Season Scoring

How these teams score this season

ILL
84.3 points per game
+15.1 pt diff
High-scoring in 45% of games
PSU
71.2 points per game
-14.3 pt diff
Expected Combined Score Based on season averages
155

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

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A popular game day tradition! A 10×10 grid is drawn, participants claim squares, and winners are determined by the last digit of each team's score at the end of each quarter.

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