Buffalo Bulls

Buffalo Bulls

Sep 21, 2024

Northern Illinois Huskies

Northern Illinois Huskies
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Buffalo vs Northern Illinois Betting Pick & Preview – 9/21/2024

The Buffalo Bulls will take on the Northern Illinois Huskies on September 21, 2024, at 3:30 pm ET. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Buffalo Bulls as 14 point underdogs. Currently, 61% of spread bets are in favor of the Bulls, while 39% are on the Huskies. The total of 43 points has 59% of bets on the under and 41% on the over. Don't miss the exciting matchup between these two teams as they battle it out on the field and don't miss our preview of Buffalo vs Northern Illinois in the MAC.

Can Buffalo Build On First FBS Win?

The Buffalo Bulls are 2-1 on the season going into this weekend's clash with the Northern Illinois Huskies. Heading into their first conference game of the year, the Bulls got a win at home against the UMass Minutemen, their first win over an FBS opponent on the season. But UMass is a dismal program compared to Northern Illinois, who proved in its last game that it is a force to be reckoned with in the MAC. Buffalo's defense will have to step up if they want to have a chance in this game, after they gave up 38 points to Missouri in their only real test of the season.

Northern Illinois Enjoying Ideal Start

The last time we saw Northern Illinois on the football field, they were upsetting the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in South Bend. Since then, the Huskies enjoyed a bye week and are heading into MAC play riding high after a dream 2-0 start. The question going into this game is whether there will be a letdown for the Huskies after a famous victory for their program that saw them take down one of the biggest brands in all of college football. But after allowing just 14 points to the Fighting Irish, the defense of the Huskies should be able to prevent any such letdown.

Buffalo vs Northern Illinois Best Bet

In this Buffalo vs Northern Illinois matchup, we will go with the Northern Illinois Huskies to cover the spread at home and continue building on what they have done so far this season. NIU's defense has been spectacular early this season, allowing just 14.5 points per game while shutting down the Notre Dame offense their last time out. They should be able to shut down Buffalo as well to move to 3-0 on the year and to cover the spread once again.

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Consensus

Spread Pick Consensus

+13.0/-110
71% BUF
-13.0/-110
29% NILL

Moneyline Pick Consensus

+410
2% BUF
-565
98% NILL

Total Pick Consensus

43.0/-110
24% UN
43.0/-110
76% OV

Stats

  • Team Stats
  • Passing
  • Rushing
  • Special Teams

Offense/Defense

BUF
Team Stats
NILL
11
GM
11
27.8
PPG
18.6
66.5
PLAYS-PG
61.1
346.8
YDS/G
288.0
5.2
YPP
4.7
17.9
1st DPG
16.5
8.1
1st DPass
7.6
8.5
1st DRush
6.7
1.4
1st Pen
2.1
4.5
Pen-Gm
4.7
44.6
Pen-Yds
42.5
0.5
FUM-G
0.4
0.5
INT-G
0.6

Defense/Offense

BUF
Team Stats
NILL
11
GM
11
29.9
PPG
24.3
72.4
PLAYS-PG
71.1
422.1
YDS/G
388.1
5.8
YPP
5.5
22.0
1st DPG
21.2
12.4
1st DPass
8.8
7.9
1st DRush
10.6
1.7
1st Pen
1.7
5.0
Pen-Gm
4.6
41.3
Pen-Yds
46.5
0.6
FUM-G
0.8
1.0
INT-G
0.6

Offense/Defense

BUF
Rushing
NILL
38.6
ATT
32.2
156.6
Y/G
111.7
4.1
Y/A
3.5
1.8
TD/G
0.7

Defense/Offense

BUF
Rushing
NILL
36.0
ATT
42.9
148.9
Y/G
211.4
4.1
Y/A
4.9
1.5
TD/G
1.7

Offense/Defense

BUF
Passing
NILL
15.5
CMP
15.4
27.8
ATT
28.9
55.9
CMP%
53.1
190.2
Y/G
176.3
6.8
Y/A
6.1
1.5
TD/G
1.1

Defense/Offense

BUF
Passing
NILL
23
CMP
16.2
36.4
ATT
28.2
63.3
CMP%
57.4
273.2
Y/G
176.7
7.5
Y/A
6.3
2.1
TD/G
1.2

BUF
Special Teams
NILL
5.5
Punts-GM
3.8
41.4
Punt Avg
37.9
2.3
Kick Ret GM
1.4
16.7
Kick Ret Avg
26.5
1.0
Punt Ret GM
0.9
8.8
Punt Ret Avg
7.4

Odds

  • Spread
  • MoneyLine
  • Over/Under
Open
Current
Book
BUF NILL
BUF NILL
Consensus
+15.0 (-110)
-15.0 (-110)
+13.0 (-110)
-13.0 (-110)
+13.5 (-110)
-13.5 (-110)
+13.0 (-110)
-13.0 (-110)
+15.5 (-124)
-15.5 (-110)
+13.5 (-124)
-13.5 (+102)
+13.5 (-110)
-13.5 (-114)
+12.5 (-110)
-12.5 (-110)
+15.0 (-110)
-15.0 (-110)
+13.0 (-110)
-13.0 (-110)
+14.5 (-105)
-14.5 (-110)
+12.5 (-105)
-12.5 (-115)
Open
Current
Book
BUF NILL
BUF NILL
Consensus
+500
-750
+410
-565
+455
-625
+400
-535
+520
-750
+365
-490
+500
-770
+450
-670
+460
-650
+400
-550
+425
-600
+375
-500
Open
Current
Book
Over Under
Over Under
Consensus
45.0 (-110)
45.0 (-110)
43.0 (-112)
43.0 (-109)
45.0 (-110)
45.0 (-110)
43.0 (-110)
43.0 (-110)
45.5 (-105)
45.5 (-115)
43.5 (-105)
43.5 (-115)
45.5 (-107)
45.5 (-114)
43.0 (-113)
43.0 (-108)
45.0 (-110)
45.0 (-110)
43.0 (-110)
43.0 (-110)
45.0 (-110)
45.0 (-110)
42.5 (-110)
42.5 (-110)