With an over/under of 6.5 wins, the Northern Illinois Huskies will try to avoid finishing below .500 in 2023.
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Northern Illinois 2023 Strength of Schedule
Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total from last season (58), Northern Illinois owns the 15th-easiest schedule in college football.Northern Illinois is facing the 90th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).Northern Illinois will face the -ranked conference schedule in college football, based on its MAC opponents’ projected win total this season ().Northern Illinois will take on three teams this season that went over .500 in 2022. That schedule includes one team that had nine or more victories and two squads with three or fewer wins last year.The Huskies will have three teams who made a 2022 bowl game on their schedule in 2023.Northern Illinois Projected Wins
Looking ahead to the 2023 NCAA Football regular season, our team-comparison analysis projects the Huskies at two wins.One opponent on Northern Illinois’ schedule this season won fewer games than the Huskies last year.Northern Illinois has better National Championship odds (+500000) than four teams it will take on this year.For 2023 the Huskies have a regular season over/under of 6.5 wins and, given the current moneyline, a 42.6% chance of going over that number.At +500000 to win the national championship, Northern Illinois has a 0% chance of winning it all in 2023.According to its current odds (+1400), Northern Illinois has a 6.7% chance of winning the MAC.Northern Illinois Last Season Performance
Last year the Huskies did not qualify for a bowl game after finishing the season at 3-9.Last season Northern Illinois won only one game at home and two games away from home.When favored, the Huskies had only one win (1-6).
And they won once as underdogs (1-3).The Huskies won just twice in the FBS (2-9), and that accounts for their two victories in the MAC overall (2-6).Northern Illinois won four games against the spread last season, failing to cover eight times.Last season, the combined scoring went over the point total nine times in Huskies games.Northern Illinois averaged 373.1 yards per game on offense last year (79th in FBS), and it gave up 395.7 yards per game (81st) on the defensive side of the ball.With 32.8 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 17th-worst in FBS last season, Northern Illinois had to rely on its 73rd-ranked offense (27.3 points per contest) to keep it competitive.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 ranked 34th in run offense (190.4 rushing yards per game) and 53rd in run defense (142.8 rushing yards allowed per game) last year.How to bet on Northern Illinois
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