Northern Illinois-Ball State Preview

The fans at Scheumann Stadium will be treated to a game between the Northern Illinois Huskies and the Ball State Cardinals when they take their seats on Wednesday. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 9½-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Northern Illinois got two field goals in the fourth quarter and earned a 16-13 victory over Bowling Green in Week 9. Northern Illinois failed to cover the 7-point spread, and the 29 points went UNDER the posted total of 48. Chandler Harnish ran for 116 yards and Me'co Brown had 95 yards off 20 carries in the win. Nate Davis threw for two touchdowns to lead Ball State to a 38-16 win over Eastern Michigan in Week 9. The Cardinals failed to cover the 26-point spread, while the combined score played just UNDER the day's posted total of 57. Current streak: Northern Illinois has won 3 straight games. Ball State has won 8 straight games. Team records: Northern Illinois: 5-3 SU, 5-2 ATS Ball State: 8-0 SU, 6-1 ATS Northern Illinois most recently: When playing in November are 7-3 When playing on turf are 6-4 After outgaining opponent are 5-5 When playing within the conference are 5-5 Ball State most recently: When playing in November are 6-4 When playing on turf are 9-1 After outgaining opponent are 8-2 When playing within the conference are 9-1 A few trends to consider: Northern Illinois is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road Northern Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northern Illinois's last 5 games Northern Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ball State Ball State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Ball State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Ball State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games Ball State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Northern Illinois Next up: Northern Illinois home to Central Michigan, Wednesday, November 12 Ball State at Miami (Ohio), Tuesday, November 11