Two high-powered offenses will dictate this as the Northern Illinois Huskies (2-1) take on the Boston College Eagles (2-1). The country’s fourth-leading receiver, Kenny Golladay (376 yards, 2 TDs) will be featured in this game. It kicks off Saturday, Sep 26 at 1:00 p.m. ET and will be shown on the ESP3.
In last week’s matchup, Boston College lost to Florida State 14-0. Myles Willis had a good performance running the ball in the loss, rushing eight times for 40 yards. Northern Illinois fell to Ohio State 20-13 in its matchup. Aregeros Turner had a quality performance for the Huskies, grabbing three receptions for 37 yards.
The Huskies are a four-point underdog against the Eagles and the Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 48 points.
Sitting at 2-1 Straight Up (SU) and 1-2 Against The Spread (ATS), the Eagles will look to improve heading into Week 4. The Huskies offense might face problems running the ball against the Eagles and their No. 1-ranked run defense. The Eagles give up 37.3 yards per game on the ground. The Huskies will have to keep Boston College from hitting their quarterback. The Eagles average the 15th-most sacks in the nation with 3.3 per game. In the first quarter, Boston College is tough to stop, putting up 13.7 points in the first 15 minutes. With the 17th-highest time of possession per game at 33:49, expect Boston College to control the clock this week.
Over on the other sideline, the Huskies head into Week 4 with records of 2-1 both ATS and SU.
Predictions: SU Winner – Boston College, ATS Winner – Boston College, O/U – Over
Notes
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston College’s last 6 games.
Boston College is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northern Illinois’s last 7 games on the road.
Each team is 2-0 SU when carrying a lead into the fourth quarter.
According to overall FBS team rankings, Boston College is rated higher in the ground game on both sides of the ball. Its 28th-ranked rushing attack will face the 50th-ranked run defense of Northern Illinois, while its first-ranked rush defense will look to contain the 66th-ranked running game of the Huskies.
