The Eastern Michigan Eagles and the Northern Illinois Huskies will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Huskie Stadium.BetUS currently have the Huskies listed as 20½-point favorites versus the Eagles.
Eastern Michigan was pounded 63-27 by Arkansas in Week 9, as 36.5-point underdogs. That game's 90 points sailed OVER the posted total of 60.
Kyle McMahon completed 9-of-18 for 194 yards and three touchdowns in the loss.
Tailback Chad Spann scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and rushed for a game-high 125 yards as Northern Illinois came from behind to beat Akron 27-10 in Week 9.
The Huskies did not cover the 12-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the day's posted total of 41.
Eastern Michigan most recently:
When playing in November are 2-8
When playing on turf are 1-9
After being outgained are 0-10
When playing within the conference are 2-8
Northern Illinois most recently:
When playing in November are 4-6
When playing on turf are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Eastern Michigan's last 5 games when playing Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Northern Illinois
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Eastern Michigan's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Eastern Michigan's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northern Illinois's last 5 games when playing Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
