The Northern Illinois Huskies (2-2) will play the UMass Minutemen (1-4) on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Brigham Field in Huskie Stadium. The game will air on CBS Sports Network starting at 12:00 p.m. ET. Below we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's betting odds for Northern Illinois vs. UMass and make our college football picks and predictions.

In their last game, the Huskies were defeated by the North Carolina State Wolfpack 24-17. The Minutemen's last game ended in a 23-20 loss to the Miami (OH) RedHawks. Ethan Hampton completed 14 of 29 passes for 159 yards (48.3%) for the Huskies against the Wolfpack, with one touchdown and two interceptions. Antario Brown totaled 114 rushing yards (4.1 yards per carry) on 28 carries. He added a catch for 11 yards. Andrew McElroy led the attack against the Wolfpack, catching three passes for 58 yards.

Taisun Phommachanh went 9-for-22 with 173 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions for the Minutemen against the RedHawks. He ran 18 times for 80 yards. CJ Hester managed a game with 14 carries, 63 yards (4.5 yards per attempt) and a touchdown. Jakobie James managed 150 yards through the air after four catches (on eight targets) and one touchdown.

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Northern Illinois vs UMass odds

Powered by BetMGM Sportsbook; For a complete list, visit the USA TODAY sports scores and sports betting odds hub. The lines were last updated at 7:37 a.m. Saturday.

  • Moneyline (ML): Northern Illinois -787 (Bet $787 to win $100) | UMass +533 (Bet $100 to win $533)
  • Against the Spread (ATS): Northern Illinois -15.5 (-112) | UMass +15.5 (-109)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 42.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)

How to pick Northern Illinois vs. UMass

forecast


Northern Illinois 30, UMass 12

Money line

  • Moneyline selection: Northern Illinois -787
  • Northern Illinois has only been listed as a moneyline favorite one other time so far this season, a game they lost.
  • The Huskies have never played as -787 or less moneyline favorites.
  • UMass was listed as an underdog three times this season and failed to win any of those games.
  • The Minutemen have not won in two such games this season as underdogs with a value of +533 or more on the money line.

Against the spread

  • ATS selection: Northern Illinois -15.5
  • The Huskies have won against the spread twice this season.
  • The Minutemen have won against the spread twice this season.
  • UMass is undefeated ATS (2-0) this season as an underdog by 15.5 points or more.

Over/Under

  • O/U selection: Below 42.5 points
  • So far this season, one of the Huskies games has yielded over 42.5 points.
  • The Minutemen have played three games this season that ended with a combined score of over 42.5 points.
  • These two teams combine for 45.8 points per game, 3.3 more than this game's point total.
  • These teams' opponents combine to score 49.8 points per game, 7.3 more points than the total scored in this competition.
  • Huskies contests this year have an average overall score of 45.5, 3.0 points more than this game's over/under.
  • The Minutemen's average total games played this season was 48.9, 6.4 points more than this match's over/under.

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