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MATCHUP

Central Michigan (4-7) at No. 23 Northern Illinois (6-5)

Teams:	Central Michigan Chippewas \| Northern Illinois Huskies

Summary

3:30 PM ET	W‑L	ATS	H	A	AF	AA	O/U
Central Michigan	4-7	4-6-1	4-2	0-5	23.2	30.2	6-5-0
Northern Illinois	6-5	4-5-2	3-2	3-3	24.3	18.6	5-5-1

Live Odds

	Home	O/U
Opening line	-13.5 -114	45.5 -105
FanDuel	-12.5 -109	44.5 -118
Westgate	-13 -110	45 -110
Wynn	-13 -110	45 -110

Best home line	Recent line moves

Recent Trends

Central Michigan:	CMU are 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 road games. CMU are 4-13 ATS in their last 17 conference games. Over is 6-2 in CMU last 8 games as a road underdog.
Northern Illinois:	Over is 6-1-1 in NIU last 8 games as a favorite. NIU are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games in November.
Head to Head:	CMU are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 meetings. Underdog is 9-1 ATS in their last 10 meetings.

Quickchart Matchup

Central Michigan Off vs Northern Illinois Def
345 yards 288.2 yards 4.7 yards/rush 3.5 yards/rush 6.7 yards/attempt 6.1 yards/attempt

Northern Illinois Off vs Central Michigan Def
388.1 yards 367 yards 4.9 yards/rush 4.7 yards/rush 6.3 yards/attempt 7.2 yards/attempt

Quarterbacks

Central Michigan	Yds	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int
Joe Labas	1114	58.75	7.0	7/7
Jadyn Glasser	347	56.86	6.8	0/3
Tyler Jefferson	286	46.55	4.9	0/1
Bert Emanuel Jr.	99	66.67	16.5	2/0

Northern Illinois	Yds	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int
Ethan Hampton	1431	57.60	6.6	12/6
Josh Holst	411	58.02	5.1	0/1
Jalen Macon	50	57.14	7.1	0/0

Overall Stats

Offense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
CMU NIU	23.2 24.3	345.0 388.1	169.9 176.7	175.1 211.4	4.7 4.9	6.7 6.3
Defense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
CMU NIU	30.2 18.6	367.0 288.2	196.1 176.3	170.9 111.9	4.7 3.5	7.2 6.1

ATS Records

	W‑L	ATS	Home	Away	Grass	Turf
CMU NIU	4-7 6-5	4-6-1 4-5-2	4-2-0 1-3-1	0-4-1 3-2-1	0-0-0 0-0-1	4-6-1 4-5-1

Home/Away Stats

Offense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
CMU NIU	15.2 28.6	293.0 459.4	133.4 195.4	159.6 264.0	4.2 5.9	5.2 6.7
Defense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
CMU NIU	40.6 17.4	391.0 280.0	209.4 186.2	181.6 93.8	5.0 2.9	7.8 6.0

Last 3 Stats

Offense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
CMU NIU	13.0 26.7	268.0 364.0	117.7 138.0	150.3 226.0	3.7 5.5	6.1 6.2
Defense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
CMU NIU	24.7 21.3	290.3 323.7	160.3 207.0	130.0 116.7	4.0 4.1	6.0 6.0

Injuries

Central Michigan

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Chris Parker	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/20/24	Parker is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will be active against Northern Illinois on Saturday, November 30th.
Nasir Williams	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/20/24	Williams is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is uncertain if he will suit up against Northern Illinois on Saturday, November 30th.
Jacob Kaminski	TE	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/20/24	Kaminski missed the previous six games due to an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will be active against Northern Illinois on Saturday, November 30th.
Miles Shannon	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/20/24	Shannon is nursing an undisclosed injury, and it is yet to be determined if he will be active against Northern Illinois on Saturday, November 30th.
Tyson Davis	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/20/24	Davis is dealing with a undisclosed injury, and it is yet to be determined if he will be active against Northern Illinois on Saturday, November 30th
Nahree Biggins	RB	out for season - Undisclosed - 11/5/24	Biggins is out of commission due to an undisclosed injury, and he will miss the entire 2024 season.
Evan Boyd	WR	Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 10/31/24	Boyd is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Bert Emanuel Jr.	QB	Out indefinitely - Leg - 10/31/24	Emanuel Jr. is dealing with a leg injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Joe Labas	QB	out for season - Arm - 10/15/24	Labas is dealing with an arm injury, and he has been shut down for the remainder of the season.
Josiah Booker	WR	out for season - Undisclosed - 11/19/24	Booker suffered an undisclosed injury, and he will miss the entire 2024 season.
Khari Johnson	LB	out of season - Undisclosed - 9/21/24	Johnson is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and he is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
Stephan Bracey Jr.	WR	out of season - Undisclosed - 10/19/24	Bracey Jr has been sidelined with an undisclosed injury, and he is expected to miss the remainder of the season.

Northern Illinois

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Cam Thompson	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/20/24	Thompson is nursing an undisclosed injury, and it is up in the air if he will take the field against Central Michigan on Saturday, November 30th.
Amariyun Knighten	CB	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/20/24	Knighten is battling an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will suit up against Central Michigan on Saturday, November 30th.
Chase Schutty	TE	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/20/24	Schutty is nursing an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will face Central Michigan on Saturday, November 30th.
Antario Brown	RB	Questionable - Leg - 11/20/24	Brown is battling a leg injury, and it is uncertain if he will play against Central Michigan on Saturday, November 30th.
Jake Appleget	TE	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/20/24	Appleget is nursing an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will face Central Michigan on Saturday, November 30th.
Christopher Gore	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/20/24	Gore is managing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Central Michigan on Saturday, November 30th.
Jalen Johnson	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/20/24	Johnson is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is uncertain if he will play against Central Michigan on Saturday, November 30th.
Kyle Thomas	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/20/24	Thomas is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Central Michigan on Saturday, November 30th.
Kenji Lewis	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/20/24	Lewis is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Central Michigan on Saturday, November 30th.
Devon Akers	TE	Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 10/26/24	Akers missed the previous six matches due to an undisclosed injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Jake Seibert	K	Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 11/7/24	Seibert is managing an undisclosed injury, and there is no timetable for recovery.

Recent Meetings

					Yard Margins
Date	Away	Home	H Line	ATS	Tot	Rus	Pas
10/31/23	NIU 31	CMU 37	6.5/48	W/O	59	-123	182
11/2/22	CMU 35	NIU 22	-4.5/52.5	L/O	-135	-87	-48
10/23/21	NIU 39	CMU 38	-6/55.5	L/O	46	6	40
11/11/20	CMU 40	NIU 10	5.5/57.5	L/U	-189	-163	-26
11/2/19	NIU 10	CMU 48	1/48.5	W/O	-364	-305	-59
9/15/18	CMU 16	NIU 24	-13.5/48	L/U	-38	16	-54
11/24/17	NIU 24	CMU 31	2.5/51.5	W/O	-121	-2	-119
10/15/16	CMU 34	NIU 28	-1.5/60	L/O	-145	-56	-89
10/3/15	NIU 19	CMU 29	1/51	W/U	41	118	-77
10/11/14	CMU 34	NIU 17	-7.5/57	L/U	-211	-173	-38

Central Michigan Last 10

					Yard Margins
Date	vs	Score	Line	ATS	Tot	Rus	Pas
11/19/24	WMU	W 16-14	6 56	W/U	134	128	6
11/12/24	@ TOL	L 10-37	14.5 52	L/U	-63	-73	10
11/5/24	BGSU	L 13-23	16 48.5	W/U	-138	6	-144
10/26/24	@ M-OH	L 7-46	10.5 48.5	L/O	-350	-171	-179
10/19/24	@ EMU	L 34-38	3.5 52	L/O	-67	135	-202
10/12/24	OHIO	L 25-27	3 50.5	W/O	-138	-122	-16
9/28/24	SDSU	W 22-21	-2.5 47	L/U	88	36	52
9/21/24	BALL	W 37-34	-6.5 50.5	L/O	96	189	-93
9/14/24	@ ILL	L 9-30	21 50	P/U	-70	5	-75
9/7/24	@ FIU	L 16-52	-3.5 52	L/O	60	-6	66

Northern Illinois Last 10

					Yard Margins
Date	vs	Score	Line	ATS	Tot	Rus	Pas
11/19/24	@ M-OH	L 9-20	1 43	L/U	-84	39	-123
11/13/24	AKR	W 29-16	-14 43	L/O	184	245	-61
11/6/24	@ WMU	W 42-28	-2 52	W/O	21	44	-23
10/26/24	@ BALL	L 23-25	-13.5 47.5	L/O	-18	-28	10
10/19/24	TOL	L 6-13	-3 43	L/U	106	48	58
10/12/24	@ BGSU	W 17-7	3.5 46.5	W/U	73	63	10
10/5/24	MASS	W 34-20	-14 41	P/O	24	252	-228
9/28/24	@ NCST	L 17-24	7 46	P/U	108	58	50
9/21/24	BUFF	L 20-23	-13 43	L/P	175	88	87
9/7/24	@ ND	W 16-14	28 47.5	W/U	102	67	35

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