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Jim Bandy and Rob Barnes recognized for accurate game predictions

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Nov 10, 2026, 3:46 PM

Last updated Nov 10, 2026

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Summary

Jim Bandy and Rob Barnes were acknowledged for their nearly accurate predictions of the Illinois-Nebraska game score on November 10, picking 24-17. Both Bandy, a first-time winner, and Barnes, a multi-time winner, were just four points off the final score. Rich Patton from Carter Lake, Iowa, incorrectly predicted by five points. Bandy's background includes strong ties to Eastern Illinois, enhancing the significance of his win. They will both enter the season-ending drawing if no one matches the scores exactly. The call for predictions for Friday's Illinois-UCLA game is also underway, with submissions requested by 8 p.m.

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By the Numbers

•Bandy and Barnes predicted 24-17 for Illinois-Nebraska.
•Both were four points off the final score.
•Jim Bandy is recognized as a first-time winner.
•Illinois-UCLA game predictions due by 8 p.m. Friday.
•Rich Patton missed by five points with his prediction.

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3:46 PMYahoo Sports — Can't Wait For Saturday And the winners are ... Auburn's Jim Bandy and Geneva's Rob Barnes

What they're saying

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Nov. 10—*** Tip of the cap to multi-time winner Barnes and, I believe, first-time winner Bandy. They were just four points off the Illinois-Nebraska final score with identical 24-17 picks. Rich Patton of Carter Lake, Iowa missed by five. Both Rob and Jim will be entered into the season-ending drawing if nobody hits the scores on the button. It has been so close. Jim is an Eastern Illinois alum ...
— Yahoo Sports

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