Saturday, October 24, 2015

Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium

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The Eastern Michigan Eagles take on the Northern Illinois Huskies on Saturday at Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium. The opening line for this game has Northern Illinois as 27.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 70.

Eastern Michigan was led in passing last game by Reginald Bell Jr., who finished with 121 yards through the air. He went 16 for 26 on the game, good for a 62% completion percentage. Darius Jackson was the rushing leader for the Eagles last game. He carried the ball 18 times for an average of 6 yards per carry and ended with 113 yards. Cody Tuttle was the team leader in receiving with a total of 60 yards and 8 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 8 yards per reception. As a team in that game Eastern Michigan got a total of 23 first downs by way of 14 rushing, 8 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 85 total plays for 458 yards for the game. The Eagles ran for 282 yards on 48 attempts.

Northern Illinois was led in passing last game by Drew Hare, who finished with 203 yards through the air. He went 17 for 26 on the game, good for a 65% completion percentage. Joel Bouagnon was the rushing leader for the Huskies last game. He carried the ball 14 times for an average of 10 yards per carry and ended with 134 yards. Kenny Golladay was the team leader in receiving with a total of 73 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 12 yards per reception. Northern Illinois got a total of 21 first downs by way of 12 rushing, 9 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 63 total plays for 514 yards for the game. The Huskies ran for 311 yards on 37 attempts.

Eastern Michigan is averaging a total of 28.3 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 33.6 passes per game and completing 21.4 of them for a 63.8 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 226.7 yards per game through the air as well. The Eagles are running for an average of 183 yards per game on 34.7 attempts for an average of 5.3 yards per carry. They also run 68.3 plays per contest and average 6 yards per play for an average of 409.7 yards per game. The Eagles are averaging 20.4 first downs per game and they accumulate 64.3 penalty yards per game via 6.7 penalties.

Eastern Michigan allows 169 passing yards per game and 43.9 points per contest on defense. They give up 13.3 completions on 22.9 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 58.1. The Eagles allow 342.9 rushing yards per game on 50.6 carries for a 6.8 average per play. Eastern Michigan allows 511.9 total yards per game including 7 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.7 penalties for 50.9 yards per game.

Northern Illinois is accumulating 35 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 30.1 passes per game and complete 19.3 of them for a 64 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 225.9 yards per game through the air as well. The Huskies run for an average of 202.3 yards per game on 44.9 attempts for an average of 4.5 yards per carry this season. They also run 75 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for a total of 428.1 yards per game. The Huskies get an average of 21.3 first downs per game and they average 53.7 penalty yards per game via 5.6 penalties.

Northern Illinois allows an average of 224.1 passing yards and 25 points per contest. They give up 19.6 completions on 35.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 54.8 per game. The Huskies allow 144 rushing yards per contest on 41.7 carries for a 3.5 average per rush. Northern Illinois allows 368.1 total yards per game for an average of 4.8 yards per play. They force 2 turnovers per contest and 4.6 penalties for 42.7 yards in each contest.

Eastern Michigan Betting Trends

Eastern Michigan is 6-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

Eastern Michigan has an ATS record of 3-4-0 this season

Northern Illinois Betting Trends

Northern Illinois is 4-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

Northern Illinois has an ATS record of 4-2-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

Eastern Michigan

10/18/15 DB Brandon Bossard Leg "?" Saturday vs. No Illinois
10/06/15 DL Jeremiah Harris Undisclosed out indefinitely
08/29/15 DL Pat O'Connor Shoulder out for season

Northern Illinois

09/09/15 RB Keith Harris Jr. Knee out indefinitely
07/29/15 LB Rasheen Lemon Legal problems out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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