Northern Illinois vs. Western Michigan Prediction, Odds, Line, and Picks

Northern Illinois vs. Western Michigan Prediction, Odds, Line, and Picks - November 9| 2022 NCAA Football Season

The Northern Illinois Huskies will travel to Waldo Stadium to take on the Western Michigan Broncos in a Mid-American Conference matchup on Wednesday (November 9).

The Huskies are struggling as they are 2-7 (1-4) and have lost their last two games after a 35-22 home loss to the Central Michigan Chippewas. The Broncos are also not doing well as they are 3-6 (2-3) after a 13-9 road loss against the Bowling Green Falcons.

The betting odds and predictions are as follows:

Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Western Michigan Broncos Betting Odds

TEAM	SPREAD	TOTAL U/O	MONEYLINE
Northern Illinois Huskies	-1 (-105)	Over 50 (-110)	-110
Western Michigan Broncos	+1 (-115)	Under 50 (-110)	-110

Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Western Michigan Broncos Match Details

Fixture: Northern Illinois Huskies @ Western Michigan Broncos

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 9, 7:00 p.m. EST

Venue: Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Huskies vs. Broncos Key Stats

The Northern Illinois Huskies are doing pretty well offensively as they are averaging 30.1 points on 388.7 total yards per game so far. They are running the ball extremely effectively as they have sophomore running back Harrison Waylee as he has 151 carries for 863 yards (5.7 yards per attempt) with five touchdowns. They also had freshman quarterback Nevan Cremascoli get his first start last week as he struggled as he went 13-of-31 for 158 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.

Defensively, they are conceding 33.2 points so far and are giving up 396 total yards per game up to this point. They need to improve on getting to the quarterback as they have 20 total team sacks with 14 total takeaways thus far and need to step up more if they want to win.

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The Western Michigan Broncos have been struggling on the offensive side of the field as they have scored 19.4 points on 306.9 total yards per game so far. They made the quarterback switch as freshman Treyson Bourguet has made two starts now and is 32-of-60 for 314 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Western Michigan also ran the football pretty well with 123.9 rushing yards per game.

Their defense has been doing well as they are holding teams to 26.8 points per game so far and they are giving up 365.1 total yards right now. They have done really well in terms of getting stops and doing well. Western Michigan has been one of the hardest-hitting teams in the country with 12 fumble recoveries heading into this game.

Huskies vs. Broncos Final Prediction

These teams have been very similar with freshman quarterbacks making their first handful of starts in their careers here. However, their respective defenses are on two completely different levels as the Huskies have allowed 33 points in their last five games while the Broncos have given up 18.7 points in their previous three games.