2023 Northern Illinois Huskies odds: Over/Under Win Total odds

Updated Sep. 1, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

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Bookmakers are projecting the Northern Illinois Huskies to show real improvement in 2023, as their over/under is 5.5 wins after they won three games last year.

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Northern Illinois Win Total Odds

Huskies Betting Insights & 2022 Stats

• Based on the current odds (-163), Northern Illinois has a 62% chance of going over its season win total over/under (5.5).
• On offense, the Huskies ranked 79th in FBS with 373.1 yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 81st in total defense (395.7 yards allowed per contest).
• While the Huskies' pass defense ranked 101st with 252.8 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking 17th-worst (182.7 passing yards per game).
• Northern Illinois compiled 190.4 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 34th in FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 53rd, giving up 142.8 rushing yards per contest.
• Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 14th-worst in FBS last season (44.8% third-down percentage), the Huskies played better on the other side of the ball, ranking 75th in FBS by posting a 38.6% third-down percentage.

Northern Illinois' 2023 Schedule

Northern Illinois' Strength of Schedule

• Northern Illinois will have the good fortune of facing the third-easiest schedule this season (based on last season's combined win total of opponents this season.)
• The Huskies will get to face the 25th-easiest conference schedule in college football, based on their MAC opponents' combined win total last season (45).
• Northern Illinois will challenge three teams this season that ended the year .500 in 2022. That schedule features one team that registered nine or more victories and two squads that compiled fewer than four wins last year.

Huskies' Top Performers (2022)

• Ethan Hampton's previous season stat line: 798 passing yards (66.5 per game), 72-for-122 (59%), seven touchdowns and six picks.
• Last year Harrison Waylee went to work rushing, for 899 yards on 165 attempts (74.9 yards per game) and scored five times.
• Antario Brown ran for 689 yards on 110 carries (57.4 yards per game), with seven rushing touchdowns last year.
• Cole Tucker picked up 46 receptions for 630 yards and four touchdowns last season. He was targeted 79 times, and averaged 52.5 yards per game.
• Kacper Rutkiewicz also impressed receiving last year. He bagged 26 receptions for 432 yards and six touchdowns. He was targeted 39 times.
• Shemar Thornton's stat line last year: 327 receiving yards, 30 catches, on 50 targets.
• Last season Michael Kennedy racked up 6.0 sacks, 5.0 TFL and 23 tackles.
• Last season C.J. Brown racked up 63 tackles and one interception.
• Eric Rogers collected two interceptions while adding 13 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and two passes defended last year.

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