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Common opponents
No common opponents yet this season.
Last season (2025): 1 common opponent
Opponent
Northern Illinois
Iowa
Massachusetts
W 45-3away
+42 · -8.5 Covered
W 47-7home
+40 · -35.5 Covered
Against 1 common opponent: Northern Illinois won by 42.0 on average, 1-0 against the spread. Iowa won by 40.0 on average, 1-0 against the spread.
What the public cappers like
Spread
1 Northern Illinois0 Iowa
Northern Illinois -31.51
Nick Saban*Line -31.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 5 11:59 AM ET · Flat record 3-3, -0.3u · Original post
Total
0 Over1 Under
Under 44.51
Stanford Steve*Line 44.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 5 11:59 AM ET · Flat record 12-12, -1.1u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Moneyline
No picks
* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks
6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.
CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total
Head to head since 2019
Date
Score
Close
ATS
Total
O-U
Sep 5, 2026
NIU 0, IOWA 40
IOWA -31.5
IOWA covered
44.5
Under
Northern Illinois 0-1 ATS in these meetings. 1 meeting is not a trend, and rosters turn over.
CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total
Side by side
NIU
IOWA
0-5
Record
5-1
1-4
Against the spread
4-2
2-3
Over-under
2-4
-5.4
Avg cover margin
+6.3
12.4
Points per game
31.0
34.6
Points allowed
14.5
4.52
Yards per play
6.45
290.8
Yards per game
403.2
3.00
Rush yards per carry
6.10
66.7
Completion %
62.6
30.9
Third down %
39.4
+3
Turnover margin
+5
18
Sacks allowed
5
46.2
Penalty yards per game
53.3
Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.
The Friday Number
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Northern Illinois
Iowa
Massachusetts
NIU