BYU Cougars vs Northern Illinois Huskies Point Spread Picks

Northern Illinois has gone UNDER six of its seven games this season, and BYU is 5-2 UNDER. The Huskies are scoring only 18.6 points per game while allowing 23.3, and the Cougars average 25.1 points and give up 24.4. Northern Illinois comes off a 24-21 loss to Ohio while running the ball a time-consuming 46 times for 255 yards. Marcus Childers went 17-of-33 for 145 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions for the Huskies, he also rushed for 169 yards on 23 carries, and was a one-man show for NIU. BYU exploded for 49 points against Hawaii after scoring a total of only 27 points its previous two games against Washington and Utah State. The Cougars stayed UNDER its first five games of the season prior to those two games. The UNDER is 36-17-1 in Northern Illinois' last 54 October games, and the UNDER is 20-8 in BYU's last 28 games overall. Also, the Cougars are 10-1 UNDER their last 11 after an ATS win and 17-5 UNDER their last 22 games following any win. BYU has stayed UNDER 19 of its last 26 non-conference games and 10 of 13 versus teams with winning records. Play the UNDER.