Bowling Green vs. Northern Illinois Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 12, 2024

Updated Oct. 12, 2024 3:04 p.m. ET

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MAC opponents square off when the Bowling Green Falcons (2-3) host the Northern Illinois Huskies (3-2) on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at Doyt L. Perry Stadium. Bowling Green is favored by 2.5 points. The over/under is set at 46.5 points for the contest.

Facing the Akron Zips in their most recent game, the Falcons won 27-20. In their last contest, the Huskies won versus the UMass Minutemen, 34-20.

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Bowling Green vs. Northern Illinois Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Doyt L. Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio
TV: ESPN+
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Bowling Green vs Northern Illinois Betting Information updated as of October 12, 2024, 2:48 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Bowling Green	-2.5 (-119)	-149	+123	46.5	-111	-109

Bowling Green vs. Northern Illinois Prediction

Pick ATS: Bowling Green (-2.5)
Pick OU: Over (46.5)
Prediction: Bowling Green 27, Northern Illinois 21

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Bowling Green vs. Northern Illinois Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Falcons 24, Huskies 22.
The Falcons have a 59.8% chance to collect the win in this meeting per the moneyline's implied probability. The Huskies have a 44.8% implied probability.
Bowling Green has won three games against the spread this season, while failing to cover twice.
Northern Illinois has a record of 2-2-0 against the spread this year.

Bowling Green vs. Northern Illinois: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Bowling Green	Northern Illinois
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	28.4 (86)	28.2 (87)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	25.4 (70)	19.2 (27)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	5 (33)	9 (96)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	2 (131)	4 (110)

Bowling Green 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Harold Fannin	TE	46 REC / 672 YDS / 4 TD / 134.4 YPG
Connor Bazelak	QB	1,243 YDS (68.1%) / 5 TD / 4 INT -25 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / -5 RUSH YPG
Terion Stewart	RB	270 YDS / 4 TD / 67.5 YPG / 5.7 YPC
Jaison Patterson	RB	203 YDS / 3 TD / 40.6 YPG / 3.8 YPC 6 REC / 60 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 12 REC YPG
Charles Rosser	LB	25 TKL / 3 TFL / 3.5 SACK
Joseph Sipp Jr.	LB	29 TKL / 3 TFL / 3 SACK
Anthony Hawkins	DL	23 TKL / 2 TFL / 3 SACK
Brock Horne	LB	23 TKL / 0 TFL

Northern Illinois 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Antario Brown	RB	401 YDS / 2 TD / 80.2 YPG / 4.6 YPC 8 REC / 204 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 51 REC YPG
Ethan Hampton	QB	913 YDS (58.3%) / 8 TD / 4 INT 94 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 18.8 RUSH YPG
Gavin Williams	RB	307 YDS / 1 TD / 61.4 YPG / 5.1 YPC
Jaylen Poe	RB	140 YDS / 3 TD / 28 YPG / 6.4 YPC
Roy Williams	DL	17 TKL / 3 TFL / 3.5 SACK
Devonte O'Malley	DL	8 TKL / 3 TFL / 3 SACK
Nevaeh Sanders	DL	5 TKL / 3 TFL / 4 SACK
Christian Fuhrman	LB	22 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD