Buffalo rebounded from a 38-0 loss to Missouri to rout Massachusetts 34-3 as just a 3-point favorite. C.J. Ogbonna threw for 185 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions and Lamar Sperling ran for 86 yards on 5.4 per carry for the Bulls, who held the Minutemen to 193 total offense yards. Buffalo allowed only 18.9 points per game its last eight games of 2023 and it returns six defensive starters, including a strong linebacker unit. Northern Illinois is still riding high after its stunning upset of Notre Dame although it caught the Fighting Irish in a tough scheduling spot after their big win over Texas A&M and then having a rivalry game with Purdue on deck after playing the Huskies. Northern Illinois QB Ethan Hampton was 10 of 19 for 198 yards with one TD against Notre Dame. The Huskies have lost four of their past five September games outright and they are 1-4 ATS their past five conference games. Take the points with Buffalo.
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Who was the public on? 61% of the public bets were on Northern Illinois Huskies on the -13 ATS. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Northern Illinois would win by a score of 30.8 to 15.8 with Northern Illinois winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Buffalo at Northern Illinois
3:30 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 64% of the public bets were on Northern Illinois Huskies on the -1.5 ATS. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Buffalo would win by a score of 32.4 to 30.0 with Buffalo winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 57% of the public bets were on Northern Illinois Huskies on the +14.5 ATS. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Buffalo would win by a score of 28.9 to 22.2 with Buffalo winning on the moneyline, Northern Illinois winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 73% of the public bets were on Buffalo Bulls on the -3 ATS. 68% of the public money was on Buffalo Bulls to win on the moneyline. And, 70% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Buffalo would win by a score of 26.4 to 22.3 with Buffalo winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Northern Illinois vs. Buffalo
7:00 PM Eastern
These teams will meet in the Mid-American Conference Championship game. Four of the last five meetings have gone UNDER, including last year's 14-13 win by Northern Illinois that went UNDER by 23 points. The Huskies have stayed UNDER in nine of their 12 games this season and only went OVER by a half-point at Western Michigan in their last game of the regular season. Buffalo went UNDER beating Bowling Green 44-14 on Friday while holding the Falcons to only 207 total yards, including just 60 on the ground. The Bulls held a 30-6 advantage in first downs and won the time of possession 44-16. The Bulls are #29 in the country in yards allowed (344.6 per game) and #41 allowing 24.2 points. Northern Illinois is #25 in points allowed (20.9 per game) and #27 in yards allowed. The Huskies are sixth from the bottom in yards gained (318.0) while scoring only 19.9 points per contest. NIU is 7-3 UNDER its last 10 games following a loss and Buffalo has shown it can own the time of possession using a lot of clock. Play the UNDER.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 76% of the public bets were on Northern Illinois Huskies on the -8 ATS. 56% of the public money was on Northern Illinois Huskies to win on the moneyline. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Northern Illinois would win by a score of 27.1 to 22.6 with Northern Illinois winning on the moneyline, Buffalo winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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