Northern Illinois at Bowling Green

It has been a rough stretch for N. Illinois, who went 4-23 in their last 27 games last season, and opened this year at 0-6. There are some positive signs however, as they are now 5-6 in their last 11. They are 0-8 on the road, but a closer look reveals they have played all tough road games, with the exception of one. They have played their eight road games vs teams that have a combined 68-11 home winning record, with four of the 11 losses coming to nationally ranked teams. The exception, was playing at 5-5 Loyola Chicago, a game they took to OT. Bowling Green certainly doesn't look like a dominant home team, as they own just one win by greater than this pointspread at home, and their inconsistency shows by the fact that they are 6-13-1 ATS after an ATS win. The Huskies may not show up as a viable road team at 0-8, but the losses were all to dominating home teams. And their OT game was vs an ordinary home team. We look for the Huskies to hang tough in this one.