TThe Northern Illinois Huskies and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will square off on Friday evening as they battle in the Tailgreeter Cure Bowl at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Huskies are sitting at 9-4 this season and are coming off a 41-23 home win over the Kent State Golden Flashes. Senior quarterback Dustin Crum finished going 11-of-21 for 128 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. The Chanticleers are 10-2 so far and are riding a two-game winning streak after defeating the South Alabama Jaguars on the road 27-21 in overtime. Sophomore quarterback Grayson McCall finished going 16-of-25 for 176 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Huskies at Chanticleers Betting Analysis
On the Northern Illinois Huskies side
Freshman running back Jay Ducker has been doing well for the Northern Illinois Huskies so far. He has 194 rushing attempts for 1,038 yards (5.4 yards per carry) with three touchdowns. In his last game against Kent State, Ducker finished with 29 carries for 146 yards (five yards per rushing attempt).
The Northern Illinois Huskies have not been a defensive program as they are currently giving up 32.7 points per game. In their previous game against the Kent State Golden Flashes, Northern Illinois allowed 368 total yards of offense (102 passing, 266 rushing). The Golden Flashes were able to go 4-of-9 on third down attempts and 1-of-3 on fourth down opportunities. The Huskies need to defend the run a lot better as the Golden Flashes averaged 5.4 yards per rushing attempt throughout the entire game.
On the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers side
Senior wide receiver Jaivon Heiligh has been playing well this season for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. Heiligh has 59 receptions for 1,034 yards (17.5 yards per catch) with seven receiving touchdowns. In his last game against South Alabama, Heiligh finished with six catches for 87 yards (14.5 yards per reception) with a receiving touchdown.
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers have been playing very well on the defensive side of the field as they are allowing 20 points per game. In their previous game against the South Alabama Jaguars, Coastal Carolina gave up 21 points on 349 total yards of offense (354 passing, -5 rushing). South Alabama struggled to run the football against Coastal Carolina as they averaged -0.2 yards per run. The Chanticleers forced three turnovers in the game (all interceptions).
Huskies at Chanticleers Prediction
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are currently listed as a double-digit favorite in this game according to the top sportsbooks around the country. Looking at the defensive numbers, Northern Illinois allowed 34.6 points in their last five games while the Chanticleers are giving up 23 points in their last four games.
Rocky Lombardi has just one touchdown and one interception in his last three games while Grayson McCall has 13 touchdowns to two interceptions. The Huskies are 3-9-1 against the spread in their last 13 neutral site games while the Chanticleers are 11-4 against the spread in their last 15 non-conference games. All in all, go with the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers to cover the spread in this game.
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