Northern Illinois vs. Tulsa Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 23

Updated Sep. 23, 2023 9:05 a.m. ET

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Oddsmakers give the Northern Illinois Huskies (1-2) the advantage on Saturday, September 23, 2023 against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-2). Northern Illinois is favored by 4 points. The game's over/under is set at 54.5.

Last time around, the Huskies fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, with 35-11 being the final score. The Golden Hurricane lost against the Oklahoma Sooners in their most recent game, 66-17.

Northern Illinois vs. Tulsa Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET
Location: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois
TV: CBS Sports Network
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Northern Illinois vs Tulsa Betting Information updated as of September 23, 2023, 8:45 AM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Northern Illinois	-4 (-110)	-193	+160	54.5	-110	-110

Northern Illinois vs. Tulsa Prediction

Pick ATS: Tulsa (+4)
Pick OU: Over (54.5)
Prediction: Tulsa 30, Northern Illinois 29

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Northern Illinois vs. Tulsa Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Huskies 29, Golden Hurricane 25.
The Huskies have a 65.9% chance to win this contest per the moneyline's implied probability. The Golden Hurricane hold a 38.5% implied probability.
Northern Illinois has covered once in three chances against the spread this season.
Tulsa has won one game against the spread this year.

Northern Illinois vs. Tulsa: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Northern Illinois	Tulsa
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	16.3 (124)	23.0 (97)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	24.3 (75)	38.7 (121)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	5 (78)	9 (129)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	2 (107)	5 (46)

Northern Illinois 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Kacper Rutkiewicz	WR	13 REC / 192 YDS / 1 TD / 64.0 YPG
Antario Brown	RB	128 YDS / 1 TD / 42.7 YPG / 2.8 YPC 2 REC / 9 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 3.0 REC YPG
Rocky Lombardi	QB	535 YDS (49.5%) / 1 TD / 4 INT -21 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / -7.0 RUSH YPG
Christian Carter	TE	7 REC / 112 YDS / 1 TD / 37.3 YPG
George Gumbs	DE	4 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 2.5 SACK
Roy Williams	DE	4 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Jordan Hansen	S	6 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Raishein Thomas	DE	4 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK

Tulsa 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Marquis Shoulders	WR	11 REC / 207 YDS / 3 TD / 69.0 YPG
Cardell Williams	QB	494 YDS (66.7%) / 5 TD / 3 INT -24 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / -8.0 RUSH YPG
Jordan Ford	RB	187 YDS / 1 TD / 62.3 YPG / 4.3 YPC
Devan Williams	WR	11 REC / 148 YDS / 1 TD / 49.3 YPG
Kendarin Ray	S	28 TKL / 1.0 TFL
Ben Kopenski	DL	11 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK
Owen Ostroski	DL	10 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Kanion Williams	DB	14 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD