Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles college football matchup on October 2, 2021.
The Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-1, 0-0 MAC) are slight, 2.5-point underdogs in a road MAC matchup against the Northern Illinois Huskies (2-2, 0-0 MAC) on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium. The game's over/under is 62.5.
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Odds for Northern Illinois vs. Eastern Michigan
Odds courtesy of SI Sportsbook.
Over/Under Insights
- Northern Illinois has combined with its opponents to put up more than 62.5 points only two times this season.
- Eastern Michigan has combined with its opponents to score more than 62.5 points in two games this season.
- The two teams combine to average 64.8 points per game, 2.3 more than the total in this contest.
- The 61.5 combined points per game that these two squads have allowed this season are 1.0 fewer than the 62.5 total in this contest.
- Huskies games have an average total of 54.6 points this season, 7.9 fewer than Saturday's over/under.
- The 62.5 over/under in this game is 5.5 points higher than the 57.0 average total in Eagles games this season.
Northern Illinois Stats and Trends
- So far this season Northern Illinois has two wins against the spread.
- The Huskies covered the spread in their only game when favored by 2.5 points or more.
- Northern Illinois' games this year have eclipsed the over/under two times in four opportunities (50%).
- This year, the Huskies rack up 4.5 more points per game (29.0) than the Eagles allow (24.5).
- Northern Illinois is 1-0-1 against the spread and 1-1 overall this season when the team notches more than 24.5 points.
- The Huskies collect just 17.2 fewer yards per game (389.8), than the Eagles give up per outing (407.0).
- Northern Illinois is 1-0-1 against the spread and 1-1 overall when the team picks up more than 407.0 yards.
- This year, the Huskies have turned the ball over seven times, one more than the Eagles' takeaways (6).
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Northern Illinois at SISportsbook.
Eastern Michigan Stats and Trends
- Thus far this year Eastern Michigan has one win against the spread.
- This year, the Eagles are winless ATS when entering a game as an underdog of 2.5 points or more.
- Eastern Michigan's games this year have gone over the total in two out of three opportunities (66.7%).
- The Eagles average 35.8 points per game, comparable to the 37.0 the Huskies give up.
- Eastern Michigan is 1-1 against the spread and 2-0 overall in games when it puts up more than 37.0 points.
- The Eagles collect 53.0 fewer yards per game (377.0) than the Huskies allow per matchup (430.0).
- In games that Eastern Michigan piles up over 430.0 yards, the team is 1-1 against the spread and 2-0 overall.
- The Eagles have turned the ball over four times this season, one more turnover than the Huskies have forced (3).
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.