The Eagles of Eastern Michigan (-4) are gearing up to welcome their conference rival Northern Illinois Huskies to Rynearson Stadium. ESPN+ is scheduled to broadcast the action and the game kicks off at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Northern Illinois Huskies at Eastern Michigan Eagles Betting Preview
Northern Illinois is the road underdog in this MAC matchup and is currently getting 4 points. The Huskies are also receiving +155 moneyline odds while the Eagles are -175. Some good live betting scenarios might be unveiled during the game.
The line initially opened at -3 but has recently moved.
The Huskies are 1-3 against the spread (ATS) and are down 2.0 units so far. They’ve been a good under bet and have posted an O/U record of 1-3. The Eagles have been a nice surprise for moneyline bettors this season, gaining 3.5 units. They’re 3-1 ATS and have an O/U record of 1-2.
The Huskies are 1-3 straight up (SU), including 1-0 SU against conference opponents. The Eagles are 2-2 SU overall and 0-1 SU in conference play.
The Huskies fell to Florida State 37-19 in a thumping where the defense allowed the Seminoles to pass for 352 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 121 yards and two scores. Keith Gavin had a good day for the opposition in that one with 93 yards on six catches. On the offensive side, Marcus Childers completed just 20-of-41 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns. The Huskies managed a total of six rushing yards as a team in the defeat.
Eastern Michigan narrowly dropped a 23-20 game to San Diego State. The defense allowed the Aztecs to rush for 174 yards on 37 attempts. Chase Jasmin had a solid showing, posting 94 rushing yards on 16 attempts for San Diego State. As a group, the Eagles collectively completed 17-of-27 passes for 236 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Mike Glass III went nine-for-16 for 153 yards, one touchdown and one interception while Tyler Wiegers was eight-of-11 for 83 yards. Shaq Vann (76 yards on 21 rush attempts) led the running game while Mathew Sexton (five receptions, 64 yards) and Line Latu (three catches, 86 yards) led the pass-catching corps in the loss.
Breaking down the offensive play-calling, each of these squads has a strikingly similar (55-45) run-pass ratio on the season. The Huskies have run for 101 yards/game and have just a single score on the ground this year. The Eagles are putting up 125 rush yards per game and have six total rushing TDs.
The Huskies offense has tallied 135 yards/contest through the air overall and has six passing TD so far. The Eagles have recorded 308 pass yards per game and have nine total pass scores.
Defensively, Northern Illinois has allowed 141 rush yards and 235 pass yards per game. The Eastern Michigan defense has given up 208.8 yards per game to opposing passers and 216.5 yards per game to opposing runners. The Huskies are giving up an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of just 5.93 to opponents, while the Eagles have allowed a 6.48 ANY/A.
Offensively, Childers has amassed 431 passing yards on the year, and has completed 53 percent of his 99 attempts with three passing scores and two interceptions. Childers has a 2.66 adjusted net yards per pass attempt overall, although that number is 6.02 over the past two outings.
D.J. Brown, Tre Harbison and Cole Tucker have combined for 367 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns over the last two outings.
Mike Glass III has managed to complete 14-of-26 passes for 218 yards, three TDs and one INT for Eastern Michigan. His ANY/A sits at 8.59 for the year and 9.13 over his last two games.
Blake Banham (202 receiving yards, one receiving touchdown this season), Arthur Jackson III (169 receiving yards, one receiving TD) and Shaq Vann (166 rush yards) have combined for 395 total yards and four touchdowns over the last couple of games.
When these two programs met last year, Northern Illinois knocked off Eastern Michigan by a field goal 30-27.
Betting Pick: Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles
SU Winner – Eastern Michigan, ATS Winner – Eastern Michigan
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Notes
Team Betting Notes
Northern Illinois was favored by 10 points in its previous game and the Over/Under was set at 46. The over cashed and Northern Illinois did not cover in the 37-19 defeat to Florida State.
Northern Illinois has produced 2.72972972972973 yards per carry across its past three games and 2.7 over its last two.
Eastern Michigan has averaged 2.9 yards per carry over its last three contests and 3.2 over its past two.
Both teams have lost two fumbles this season.
Over its last three games, Northern Illinois is 1-2 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
Eastern Michigan was favored by 11 points in its previous game and the Over/Under was set at 48.5. The under cashed and Eastern Michigan did not cover in that 23-20 loss to San Diego State.
In its last three matchups, Eastern Michigan is 2-1 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
The Huskies offense has registered one pass play of 40 or more yards, while the Eagles have accounted for six such plays.
The Northern Illinois defense has allowed three pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Eastern Michigan has given up four such plays.
The Northern Illinois offense has created two rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while Eastern Michigan has created one such runs.
The Huskies defense has allowed three rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while the Eagles have given up 11 such runs.
The Northern Illinois defense has sacked opposing quarterbacks 13 times this year. Eastern Michigan has produced eight sacks.
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