Northern Illinois at Ohio - 2022 Matchup Preview
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Saturday, October 22nd 2022 (2:00 PM EDT)
Northern Illinois -2.5 (65.5)
Ohio 24 - Northern Illinois: 17  (Mid-American)

 
Huskies (3 - 9) (4 - 8 - 0)
Coach Thomas Hammock (14 - 18)
Avg Score : 27 - 33 (29 - 28 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
NIU 2nd straight Road Game
OHIO is playing their 8th straight game
NIU is playing their 8th straight game
Our Line: -9.5  (SP+ OHIO -14)
Projected Score: NIU: 32 - OHIO: 37 (69)
NIU Win prob: 55% | Cover: 49%
NIU Travel: 394 miles, 1 hrs behind
Bobcats (10 - 4) (9 - 4 - 1)
Coach Tim Albin (3 - 9)
Avg Score : 32 - 28 (44 - 30 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Northern Illinois's 2022 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Thu 9/1 Northern Illinois vs Eastern Illinois-35.055.5W 34 - 27ON
Sat 9/10 Northern Illinois at Tulsa+6.563.0L 35 - 38OY
Sat 9/17 Northern Illinois vs Vanderbilt-2.558.5L 28 - 38ON
Sat 9/24 Northern Illinois at Kentucky+27.052.5L 23 - 31OY
Sat 10/1 Northern Illinois at Ball State-3.558.5L 38 - 44ON
Sat 10/8 Northern Illinois vs Toledo+6.559.0L 32 - 52ON
Sat 10/15 Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan+3.564.5W 39 - 10UY
Sat 10/22 Northern Illinois at Ohio-2.565.5L 17 - 24UN
BYE WEEK
Wed 11/2 Northern Illinois vs Central Michigan-4.554.0L 22 - 35ON
Wed 11/9 Northern Illinois at Western Michigan-1.049.0W 24 - 21UY
Wed 11/16 Northern Illinois vs Miami (OH)-1.044.0L 23 - 29ON
Sat 11/26 Northern Illinois vs Akron-9.551.5L 12 - 44ON

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Predictions for Northern Illinois's Schedule
Ohio's 2022 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/3 Ohio vs Florida Atlantic+6.051.0W 41 - 38OY
Sat 9/10 Ohio at Penn State+28.055.0L 10 - 46ON
Sat 9/17 Ohio at Iowa State+20.048.0L 10 - 43ON
Sat 9/24 Ohio vs Fordham-16.573.5W 59 - 52ON
Sat 10/1 Ohio at Kent State+13.065.5L 24 - 31UY
Sat 10/8 Ohio vs Akron-10.058.5W 55 - 34OY
Sat 10/15 Ohio at Western Michigan+2.061.5W 33 - 14UY
Sat 10/22 Ohio vs Northern Illinois+2.565.5W 24 - 17UY
BYE WEEK
Tue 11/1 Ohio vs Buffalo+2.561.0W 45 - 24OY
Tue 11/8 Ohio at Miami (OH)-2.552.0W 37 - 21OY
Tue 11/15 Ohio at Ball State-3.557.5W 32 - 18UY
Tue 11/22 Ohio vs Bowling Green-5.552.5W 38 - 14UY
Sat 12/3 Ohio vs Toledo+3.554.5L 7 - 17UN
Fri 12/30 Ohio vs Wyoming-3.043.0W 30 - 27ON

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Predictions for Ohio's Schedule
Important Stats (2022)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
NIU.1941%27.340%3.1619043%1833.63.2744%32.843%47%4.1462.51.31.8
OHIO.2344%31.842%2.9414347%2783.83.2243%28.341%46%3.8244.10.92.2
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
NIU#86 (.16)42% (79)44% (72)3.25 (33)20440% (86)1793.39 (113)#11 (.06)38% (19)41% (52)35% (9)3.08 (12)42.81.21.1
OHIO#40 (.24)46% (30)47% (35)3.1 (52)21445% (35)1934.15 (47)#23 (.1)37% (10)34% (3)40% (57)3.79 (68)44.91.61.5



Overall Stats 2022
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
NIU Offense1227.329.340.7%3.631.3193731901834.859%39%40%43%16%.19
OHIO Defense1428.329.843.4%3.822.2 - - - - - 43%56%41%46%18%.22
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
NIU Defense1232.82844.5%4.141.8 - - - - - 51%47%43%47%15%.27
OHIO Offense1431.843.744.3%3.830.9214221432784.149%50%42%47%15%.23

Additional Stats 2022
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Northern Illinois1230:4818.839%48%6.362.51.31.84.62.4130
Ohio1432:0920.742%35%4.944.10.92.25.92.6131.2
Run Game Stats (2022)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
NIU Offense1259%40%39.8190.44.819.163.1682%8%1.05
OHIO Defense1443%41% - - - - .122.8766%12%1.11
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
NIU Defense1251%43% - - - - .113.2673%9%0.9
OHIO Offense1449%42%35.2143.44.123.112.9473%10%0.91

Pass Game Stats (2022)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
NIU Offense1239%43%15.427.3182.76.711.91814.331.632%29%.188%1.9
OHIO Defense1456%46% - - - - - - 12.331.533%33%.376%2.1
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
NIU Defense1247%47% - - - - - - 8.491.831%32%.516%2.5
OHIO Offense1450%47%21.633.1278.18.412.9285.371.632%34%.425%2

Northern Illinois's Power Ratings
Northern Illinois's Power Rating: NR
Northern Illinois's Offense Rating: NR
Northern Illinois's Defense Rating: NR
2022 Talent Rating:  #110
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Northern Illinois's 2022 Expected Record: -
Northern Illinois's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -18.8  #124
Northern Illinois's Offense SP+ Rating: 25.3  #77
Northern Illinois's Defense SP+ Rating: 43.1  #130

Average Talent
Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
Northern Illinois:    Ohio: 0.2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Northern Illinois: -18.8   Ohio: -4.6




Ohio's Power Ratings
Ohio's Power Rating: 0.2 NR
Ohio's Offense Rating: NR
Ohio's Defense Rating: NR
2022 Talent Rating:  #119
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Ohio's 2022 Expected Record: -
Ohio's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -4.6  #86
Ohio's Offense SP+ Rating: 31.6  #49
Ohio's Defense SP+ Rating: 35.2  #106

Average Talent
Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482


Northern Illinois Scoring
Offense: 27.3 PPG
Offense on Road: 29.3
Defense: 32.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 28

Northern Illinois's 2022 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 4 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 9 - 3
Record on Road: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 1 - 7 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0
Projected Score
Ohio 37
Northern Illinois 32

Total Points: 69

Based on Last 4 Games
Ohio 41
Northern Illinois 36

Total Points: 76

Based on Entire Season
Ohio 34
Northern Illinois 29

Total Points: 63
Ohio Scoring
Offense: 31.8 PPG
Offense at Home: 43.7
Defense: 28.3 PPG
Defense at Home: 29.8

Ohio's 2022 Record
Record: 10 - 4
Record vs Spread: 9 - 4 - 1
Over/Under Record: 8 - 6
Record at home: 6 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 5 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 5 - 3 - 1
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 3 - 0 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202510/18Ohio48Northern Illinois21Ohio -10.5Ohio41.5Over
202310/14Northern Illinois23Ohio13Ohio -5.5Northern Illinois45.0Under
202210/22Ohio24Northern Illinois17Northern Illinois -2.5Ohio65.5Under
201910/12Ohio36Northern Illinois39Ohio -4.5Northern Illinois51.0Over
201810/13Northern Illinois24Ohio21Northern Illinois -5.5Ohio52.0Under
201511/24Northern Illinois21Ohio26Northern Illinois -13.5Ohio58.0Under
201411/18Ohio14Northern Illinois21Northern Illinois -2.5Northern Illinois0
201112/02Northern Illinois23Ohio20
200911/21Ohio38Northern Illinois31
200609/09Northern Illinois23Ohio35
200310/04Northern Illinois30Ohio23
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Ohio542 Overs
Northern Illinois634 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams7 - 43 - 41 - 32 - 1
Road Teams4 - 74 - 31 - 23 - 1

(#) NIU at (#) OHIO
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatNIUOHIO
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #124 #86
Perf GradeGrade #73 #66
OffenseOff #71 #25
DefenseDef #65 #120
Spec TeamsST #103 #47
TalentTal #110 #119
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Northern Illinois on Offense
CategoryCat
NIU OffOHIO Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #71 #120
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #77 #106
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Northern Illinois Run Game
CategoryCat
NIU OffOHIO Def
Run GameRun #101 #92
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #79 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #130
Northern Illinois Pass Game
CategoryCat
NIU OffOHIO Def
Pass GamePass #81 #124
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk #68 #92
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Ohio on Offense
CategoryCatOHIO OffNIU Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #25 #65
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #49 #130
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Ohio Run Game
CategoryCat
OHIO OffNIU Def
Run GameRun #62 #23
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #60 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #87
Ohio Pass Game
CategoryCatOHIO OffNIU Def
Pass GamePass #12 #121
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP Blk #102 #51
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
OHIO 5 Year Profile: Consistent Average G5
'22 Profile: Remains Average G5

NIU 5 Year Profile: Declining Below Avg G5
'22 Profile: Up to Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Peden Stadium
Conditions: Fair
Temp: 78°
Rematch from Week 8
Northern Illinois 2.5 (65.5)
Ohio won vs Northern Illinois this year (24-17)

Previous Matchups
Northern Illinois beat Ohio in 2023 (23-13)
Ohio beat Northern Illinois in 2022 (24-17)

  
NIU's OC Eric Eidsness (in his second season)
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NIU's DC Nick Benedetto (in his first season)
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OHIO's OC Scott Isphording (in his first season)
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OHIO's DC Spence Nowinsky (in his first season)
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