Northern Illinois vs. UMass Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 5, 2024

Updated Oct. 5, 2024 9:04 a.m. ET

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The Northern Illinois Huskies (2-2) are massive 15.5-point favorites on Saturday, October 5, 2024 against the UMass Minutemen (1-4). The over/under is 42 in this game.

The Huskies' last contest was versus the North Carolina State Wolfpack, and they lost by a score of 24-17. Last time out, the Minutemen fell to the Miami (OH) RedHawks, with 23-20 being the final score.

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Northern Illinois vs. UMass Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois
TV: CBS Sports Network
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Northern Illinois vs UMass Betting Information updated as of October 5, 2024, 8:45 a.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Northern Illinois	-15.5 (-112)	-769	+524	42	-110	-110

Northern Illinois vs. UMass Prediction

Pick ATS: Northern Illinois (-15.5)
Pick OU: Under (42)
Prediction: Northern Illinois 30, UMass 12

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Northern Illinois vs. UMass Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Huskies 29, Minutemen 13.
The Huskies have an 88.5% chance to claim victory in this meeting per the moneyline's implied probability. The Minutemen have a 16.0% implied probability.
Northern Illinois has won two games against the spread this season.
UMass has a record of 2-3-0 against the spread this season.

Northern Illinois vs. UMass: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Northern Illinois	UMass
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	26.8 (98)	19 (103)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	19 (28)	30.8 (111)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	7 (81)	3 (15)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	3 (111)	3 (111)

Northern Illinois 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Antario Brown	RB	355 YDS / 2 TD / 88.8 YPG / 4.4 YPC 8 REC / 204 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 51 REC YPG
Ethan Hampton	QB	879 YDS (58.6%) / 7 TD / 3 INT
Trayvon Rudolph	WR	7 REC / 119 YDS / 1 TD / 29.8 YPG
Cam Thompson	WR	9 REC / 129 YDS / 2 TD / 32.3 YPG
Nevaeh Sanders	DL	4 TKL / 2 TFL / 3 SACK
Roy Williams	DL	12 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK
Devonte O'Malley	DL	6 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK
Christian Fuhrman	LB	16 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD

UMass 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Taisun Phommachanh	QB	1,017 YDS (58.9%) / 5 TD / 3 INT 226 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 45.2 RUSH YPG
Jakobie James	WR	20 REC / 406 YDS / 3 TD / 81.2 YPG
Jalen John	RB	210 YDS / 1 TD / 42 YPG / 3.5 YPC 13 REC / 81 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 16.2 REC YPG
CJ Hester	RB	137 YDS / 2 TD / 27.4 YPG / 3.9 YPC
Louce Julien	DL	13 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 SACK
Derrieon Craig	LB	15 TKL / 1 TFL
Te'Rai Powell	DB	18 TKL / 1 TFL
Jalen Stewart	LB	16 TKL / 0 TFL / 0.5 SACK