Nebraska vs. Northern Illinois Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 16

Updated Sep. 16, 2023 3:06 p.m. ET

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The Northern Illinois Huskies (1-1) are double-digit, 13-point underdogs heading into their matchup on Saturday, September 16, 2023 against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-2). The total for this matchup has been set at 42.5 points.

The Cornhuskers lost against the Colorado Buffaloes in their last game, 36-14. Last time around, the Huskies fell to the Southern Illinois Salukis, with 14-11 being the final score.

Nebraska vs. Northern Illinois Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Location: Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) in Lincoln, Nebraska
TV: Fox Sports 1
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Nebraska vs Northern Illinois Betting Information updated as of September 16, 2023, 2:46 PM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Nebraska	-13 (-110)	-492	+366	42.5	-110	-110

Nebraska vs. Northern Illinois Prediction

Pick ATS: Northern Illinois (+13)
Pick OU: Over (42.5)
Prediction: Nebraska 23, Northern Illinois 22

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Nebraska vs. Northern Illinois Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Cornhuskers 28, Huskies 15.
The Cornhuskers have an 83.1% chance to win this meeting based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Huskies have a 21.5% implied probability.
Nebraska has a record of 1-1-0 against the spread this season.
Northern Illinois has covered once in two games with a spread this year.

Nebraska vs. Northern Illinois: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Nebraska	Northern Illinois
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	12.0 (125)	19.0 (119)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	24.5 (68)	19.0 (47)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	5 (104)	4 (89)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	2 (74)	1 (109)

Nebraska 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Jeff Sims	QB	220 YDS (58.8%) / 1 TD / 4 INT 158 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 79.0 RUSH YPG
Gabe Ervin Jr.	RB	129 YDS / 0 TD / 64.5 YPG / 5.4 YPC
Alex Bullock	WR	3 REC / 56 YDS / 1 TD / 28.0 YPG
Rahmir Johnson	RB	65 YDS / 0 TD / 32.5 YPG / 5.4 YPC
Luke Reimer	LB	8 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 2.5 SACK
Nick Henrich	LB	3 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK
Cameron Lenhardt	DL	3 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK
Omar Brown	DB	4 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD

Northern Illinois 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Kacper Rutkiewicz	WR	11 REC / 185 YDS / 1 TD / 92.5 YPG
Antario Brown	RB	112 YDS / 1 TD / 56.0 YPG / 2.9 YPC 1 REC / 7 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 3.5 REC YPG
Rocky Lombardi	QB	462 YDS (53.7%) / 1 TD / 3 INT -3 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / -1.5 RUSH YPG
Brock Lampe	FB	462 YDS (53.7%) / 1 TD / 3 INT -3 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / -1.5 RUSH YPG
Roy Williams	DE	4 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Jordan Hansen	S	6 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
George Gumbs	DE	3 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Raishein Thomas	DE	4 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK