NCAA Football Betting: Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois

The Eastern Michigan Eagles and the Northern Illinois Huskies will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Huskie Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Huskies listed as 21-point favorites versus the Eagles, while the game's total is sitting at 49. 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. Current streak: Eastern Michigan has lost 8 straight games. Northern Illinois has won 2 straight games. Team records: Eastern Michigan: 0-8 SU, 2-6 ATS Northern Illinois: 5-3 SU, 4-3 ATS 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 Next up: Eastern Michigan home to Western Michigan, Saturday, November 14 Northern Illinois home to Ball State, Thursday, November 12