Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Ball State Cardinals - Matchup Information

[The General]

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 is sitting at 47½.

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


NORTHERN ILLINOIS:

Date	Opponent	Time/Result
Aug 30	@Minnesota	Lost 27-31
Sep 6	@W. Michigan	Lost 26-29
Sep 20	Indiana State	Won 48-3
Sep 27	@E. Michigan	Won 37-0
Oct 4	@Tennessee	Lost 9-13
Oct 11	Miami (Ohio)	Won 17-13
Oct 18	Toledo	Won 38-7
Oct 25	Bowling Green	Won 16-13
Nov 5	@Ball St.	8:00pm

CBSSports.com 120	AP	Coaches	Harris
83	-	-	-

BALL STATE:

Date	Opponent	Time/Result
Aug 28	Northeastern	Won 48-14
Sep 5	Navy	Won 35-23
Sep 13	@Akron	Won 41-24
Sep 20	@Indiana	Won 42-20
Sep 27	Kent St.	Won 41-20
Oct 4	@Toledo	Won 31-0
Oct 11	@W. Kentucky	Won 24-7
Oct 25	E. Michigan	Won 38-16
Nov 5	Northern Illinois	8:00pm

Polls

CBSSports.com 120	AP	Coaches	Harris
17	16	18	17

[The General]

Ball State has scored 32 of 36 in the red zone in 08, 25 TD's and 7 FG's.

Converted on 3rd down 51%.

Won all 8 games by double digits.

Won this season by an avg of 22 points per game.

Closest win was beating navy by only 12 points.

Allowed 20 or less 6 times in their 8 games.

[The General]

N ILL started off 2nd half with a TD so let's get em'. I didn't wager, but rooting on them. 21-7 early 3rd.