Northern Illinois Huskies

Northern Illinois football scored 17.08 points a game in 2025, and only seven FBS teams scored fewer. The Huskies covered three spreads in 12 and lost 7.12 units on the moneyline.

Short on points

NIU’s record was 3-9, and so was its record against the number. Just two FBS sides covered at a lower clip; four shared the rate, among them Liberty and Massachusetts, the team NIU beat 45-3 for one of its covers. In the other 11 the Huskies reached 21 points three times. They lost 6-3 at home to San Diego State and 42-3 at Toledo.

Seven times an underdog, seven losses

NIU was the underdog in seven games and lost all seven, covering once, 20-9 at Maryland at +16.5. As a cover rate when getting points, that sits fifth from the bottom of FBS. One unit on the Huskies in those games lost 7.00; across all 11 priced games the moneyline finished 7.12 down, a loss ten FBS teams exceeded.

As a favorite NIU went 3-2 and covered twice, 21-7 over Ball State and the Massachusetts win. The opener, 19-17 over Holy Cross at -13.5, was a miss.

Home and the total

At home the Huskies covered once in six. The first six games of the season all went under the total; the season finished with seven unders and five overs.

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