The Central Michigan Chippewas will travel to Northern Illinois and take on the Northern Illinois Huskies for what should be one of the more interesting college football games of the week on Wednesday.
Central Michigan is going to be coming into this game playing some below-average football on the season at 2-6 overall.
When factoring in our Central Michigan odds, we have to remember that this team has struggled to start the season.
Northern Illinois, on the other hand, is also going to be coming into this one playing disappointing football on the season, as they’re currently 2-6 overall.
Continue reading below if you want to get our best Central Michigan vs Northern Illinois betting picks.
Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Northern Illinois Huskies
Matchup Info
- Location: Huskie Stadium
- Date and Time: Wednesday, Nov 2, 7:00 PM
- How to Watch: ESPN
Northern Illinois Huskies
The Northern Illinois spread in this game is going to be interesting, and that’s a reflection of how they’ve played throughout the season.
This team should be much better, as they have had some disappointing losses throughout the year. Their only two wins on the season are against Eastern Illinois and Eastern Michigan.
Those are two teams that they should have beaten, and we have to give it up for them doing that. However, they should have been better against some of the other teams that they’ve played.
Huskies’ Offense
Their offense has actually been pretty impressive this season, as the team has scored over 28 points in multiple games throughout the year.
Unfortunately for Northern Illinois, this team hasn’t been able to do anything on the defensive side of the football, and that’s resulted in them playing below-average football as a team.
If they’re going to want to turn their season around, they need to be better on that side of the football.
Key Injuries
At the moment, the Northern Illinois Huskies don’t have any key injuries on their NCAAF injury report.
However, this is something that we will have to continue checking until Wednesday as we want to make sure that we have the best possible information for this college football game.
Betting Trends to Know
Northern Illinois has some bad betting trends this season. They will be coming into this one only at winning three of eight games against the spread.
They are 0-1 against the spread when playing as at least a four-point favorite this season.
Central Michigan Chippewas
Central Michigan is going to be coming into this game expecting to be much better than they have been. It’s been an interesting season for them, but their college football schedule has been one of the best out of any mid-major team in the nation.
The first three weeks of the season saw them take on:
- Oklahoma State
- Penn State
- Ball State
- Akron
- Bowling Green
Those are typically some of the better teams in the entire nation, so losing to them isn’t necessarily the biggest thing in the world.
Lack of Consistency
However, the one thing that has been a problem for this program is that they haven’t been able to be consistent on the season.
They have games throughout the year where they show that they can do a ton offensively, and the next game, they can hardly score more than that 14 points.
The consistency of their offense is going to be a major reason why we might not take them with our Central Michigan vs Northern Illinois betting picks.
Key Injuries
Central Michigan currently doesn’t have any major players on their injury report, but similar to Northern Illinois, it’s always best to check these things as soon as the official injury report comes out.
Although this line could change because the injury report is going to be different, it’s always best to know what players are going to be playing and not playing.
Betting Trends to Know
Central Michigan also has some interesting betting trends on the season. They’re going to be coming into this one, only winning two times against the spread.
Central Michigan is currently 2-1 against the spread as a four-point underdog or more this season. In eight central Michigan games that season, only three have hit the over.
Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Northern Illinois Huskies State Odds
The college football standings reflect some of these trends, and the odds coming into this game are going to see Northern Illinois coming in as a -185 favorite on the money line. They will be coming in as a -4 spread favorite.
Central Michigan is going to be coming into this game at +155 on it the moneyline, and the spread line for them is going to be +4. The over/under is going to be slotted at 55.5.
Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Betting Picks
Moneyline
The best money line bet in this game is going to be taking Central Michigan +155. Considering that both of these teams haven’t played well this season, playing the juice here a bit isn’t a bad idea.
NCAAF Pick: Central Michigan (+165)
Over/Under
When thinking about the over/under bet with our Central Michigan vs Northern Illinois betting picks, the best bet in this game is going to be taking the over.
Both of these teams have struggled at certain times throughout the season on the defensive side of the football, and that’s what we’re going to have to factor in here.
NCAAF Pick: Over 56.5 (-110)
Spread
The best spread bet in this game is going to be taking Central Michigan + 4. Whenever we can get +4 points from two teams that haven’t necessarily played well this season, it’s always best to get all over that.
They might come out and disappoint once again, but there’s also a great chance that Northern Illinois is going to be the team that’s disappointing.
NCAAF Pick: Central Michigan +5 (-110)
Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Score Prediction
The final score of this game is going to see the Central Michigan Chippewas walk away with a 30-25 win.
Once they come out and show that they can play against some of the better teams in the country, as they did at the beginning of the NCAAF season, this is a game that they certainly have a chance of winning.
We love what we’ve seen out of them offensively this season, which should make for them having a chance to win this game outright on Wednesday.
NCAAF Pick: Central Michigan +5 (-110)
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