{"id":117948,"date":"2024-08-23T16:38:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T23:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=117948"},"modified":"2024-08-23T16:38:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T23:38:47","slug":"fbs-2024-niu-football-prediction-preview-betting-odds-schedule-bcbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-2024-niu-football-prediction-preview-betting-odds-schedule-bcbc\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Northern Illinois Football Prediction &amp; Preview With Betting Odds &amp; Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Northern Illinois has yet to make consecutive bowl games during Thomas Hammock\u2019s tenure as head coach, but the 2024 Huskies look every part of a bowl team and <a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/college-football\/mac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAC<\/a> contender. 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Over\/Under Win Total<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Northern Illinois\u2019 win total Over\/Under is 6.5, with Over 6.5 at -125 and Under 6.5 at +105.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9a04ddb9\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ca0a0411 related_art_block\">\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-808aa430 gb-headline-text\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-college-football-realignment-pac-12-mountain-west-merger-stanford-cal-heading-to-aac-cpcp\/\">College Football Realignment: Pac-12\/Mountain West Announce Scheduling Alliance Months After SMU, Stanford &amp; Cal Decide To Go To ACC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-g5-power-five-college-football-conference-realignment-ranking-teams-cpcp\/\">Group Of Five To Power Five College Football Conference Realignment: Ranking G5 Teams Most Likely To Move On<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-acc-conference-realignment-news-college-football-florida-state-clemson-cpcp\/\">ACC Conference Realignment News: The Future Of ACC Football Teams Beyond 2024 Remains Uncertain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-northern-illinois-football-s-2024-schedule\">Northern Illinois Football\u2019s 2024 Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>8\/31 vs. Western Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9\/7 at Notre Dame<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9\/21 vs. Buffalo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9\/28 at NC State<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10\/5 vs. UMass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10\/12 at Bowling Green<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10\/19 vs. Toledo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10\/26 at Ball State<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11\/6 at Western Michigan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11\/13 vs. Akron<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11\/19 at Miami (Ohio)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11\/30 vs. Central Michigan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bold indicates MAC contests<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-northern-illinois-football-returners\">Key Northern Illinois Football Returners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2023-all-mac-1st-team\">2023 All-MAC 1st Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>RB Antario Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2nd-team\">2nd Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>DB JaVaughn Byrd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3rd-team\">3rd Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>WR Trayvon Rudolph<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>For more Group of Five coverage, follow us on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HEROsportsCFB\"><em>Face<\/em><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HEROsportsCFB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">b<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HEROsportsCFB\"><em>ook<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HERO_SportsCFB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-northern-illinois-football-ready-for-mac-contention\">Northern Illinois Football Ready For MAC Contention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything about Northern Illinois\u2019 roster screams bowl appearance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Huskies return a first-team all-conference running back in Antario Brown, who went for 1,296 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns last season. The offensive line returns good experience and should be one of the most reliable units in the MAC. Wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph headlines a talented group of pass-catching options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whoever wins the quarterback gig will enter an extremely favorable situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defensively, the line is projected to start three seniors. There\u2019s experience and size up front, and the cornerbacks are among the best in the league. A good Northern Illinois team returns a lot, setting the Huskies up for another respectable season with the MAC title as a realistic ceiling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6a896cfa alignwide\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-21cd4368\"><a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/betmgm-promotions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"147\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-21cd4368\" src=\"https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1\" alt=\"promo-page-banner\" title=\"PROMO-BANNER-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2-300x41.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2-768x105.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2-1024x139.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2-750x102.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=384&amp;ssl=1 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2024-northern-illinois-football-season-prediction\">2024 Northern Illinois Football Season Prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll take Northern Illinois to go Over 6.5 wins, and I won\u2019t be surprised at all if the Huskies win the MAC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, there are questions at quarterback, but the Huskies should receive competent quarterback play from one of the three guys in the mix for the job.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After going 7-6 last year with a Power Four win over Boston College, it\u2019s hard to see the Huskies taking a step back. They went 2-5 in one-possession games last year, so a 10-win season wasn\u2019t out of the question.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With better fortunes in close games, Northern Illinois could push for nine or 10 wins in 2024. Outside of Notre Dame and NC State, every game on the schedule is winnable, and they could prove feisty in those games against P4 opponents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Illinois has yet to make consecutive bowl games during Thomas Hammock\u2019s tenure as head coach, but the 2024 Huskies look every part of a bowl team and MAC contender. The Huskies return 16 starters and could boast the best defense in the conference.\u00a0 The program\u2019s biggest question entering 2024 is arguably quarterback, where Ethan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":117949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,3833,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fbs","category-mac","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.5 (Yoast SEO v23.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2024 Northern Illinois Football Prediction &amp; Preview With Betting Odds &amp; Schedule - HERO Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Northern Illinois has plenty of talent at several positions entering this season. 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