Eastern Illinois at Northwestern - 2024 Matchup Preview

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Saturday, September 14th 2024 (7:30 PM EDT)
Northwestern -26.5 (38.5) (0) Open: -24.5
Northwestern 31 - Eastern Illinois: 7

Panthers (0 - 2) (1 - 1 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 4 - 38 (4 - 45 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

NW 3rd straight Home Game
EIU coming off BYE
Our Line: -9 (SP+ NW -8)
NW Win prob: 97% | Cover: 51%

Wildcats (4 - 8) (4 - 8 - 0)
Coach David Braun (8 - 5)
Avg Score : 18 - 26 (18 - 26 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 4 - 8 (#101)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
EIU Players
NW Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Eastern Illinois's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 8/29	Eastern Illinois at Illinois	+28.5	50.5	L 0 - 45	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/14	Eastern Illinois vs Northwestern	+26.5	38.5	L 7 - 31	U	Y

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Predictions for Eastern Illinois's Schedule

Northwestern's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	Northwestern vs Miami (OH)	-4.0	43.0	W 13 - 6	U	Y
Fri 9/6	Northwestern vs Duke	-2.5	37.5	L 20 - 26	O	N
Sat 9/14	Northwestern vs Eastern Illinois	-26.5	38.5	W 31 - 7	U	N
Sat 9/21	Northwestern at Washington	+11.5	42.5	L 5 - 24	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/5	Northwestern vs Indiana	+12.5	40.5	L 24 - 41	O	N
Fri 10/11	Northwestern at Maryland	+11.0	45.0	W 37 - 10	O	Y
Sat 10/19	Northwestern vs Wisconsin	+9.5	42.5	L 3 - 23	U	N
Sat 10/26	Northwestern at Iowa	+16.5	38.5	L 14 - 40	O	N
Sat 11/2	Northwestern at Purdue	+3.0	44.5	W 26 - 20	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/16	Northwestern vs Ohio State	+28.0	43.5	L 7 - 31	U	Y
Sat 11/23	Northwestern at Michigan	+10.5	35.5	L 6 - 50	O	N
Sat 11/30	Northwestern vs Illinois	+8.5	42.5	L 28 - 38	O	N

Important Stats (2024)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
EIU		0%	3.5	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	38	0%	0%	0	0	0	0
NW	#129 (.02)	37% (123)	17.8	39% (113)	2.63 (124)	99	36% (116)	186	3.02 (127)	#57 (.15)	45% (106)	26.3	44% (80)	46% (117)	3.74 (64)	38.8	1.5	1.3

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
EIU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
NW	#129 (.02)	37% (123)		39% (113)	2.63 (124)	99	36% (116)	186	3.02 (127)	#57 (.15)	45% (106)		44% (80)	46% (117)	3.74 (64)	38.8	1.5	1.3

Overall Stats 2024

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
EIU Offense	2	3.5	3.5	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
NW Defense	12	26.3	26.3	45%	3.74	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	47%	53%	44%	46%	15%	.15

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
EIU Defense	2	38	45	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
NW Offense	12	17.8	17.8	37.1%	3.02	1.5	16	285	99	186	3.4	45%	54%	39%	36%	19%	.02

Additional Stats 2024

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Eastern Illinois	2	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
Northwestern	12	29:49	16	33%	50%	4.8	38.8	1.5	1.3	4.8	1.9	3	28

Run Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
EIU Offense	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
NW Defense	12	47% (26)	44% (80)	-	-	-	-	.07 (42)	2.99 (63)	69% (47)	8% (107)	0.86 (15)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
EIU Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0
NW Offense	12	45% (106)	39% (113)	29.3	98.6	3.4	12 (114)	.07 (102)	2.63 (124)	66% (112)	11% (98)	1.1 (20)

Pass Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
EIU Offense	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
NW Defense	12	53% (110)	46% (117)	-	-	-	-	-	-	10 (66)	.25 (77)	1.4 (13)	27% (128)	35% (116)	.28 (55)	7% (33)	1.8 (24)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
EIU Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
NW Offense	12	54% (31)	36% (116)	17.6	32.7	186.1	5.7	10.6	7 (130)	11 (72)	.02 (132)	1.3 (134)	35% (119)	31% (79)	.2 (109)	8% (121)	1.8 (119)

Eastern Illinois's Power Ratings
Eastern Illinois's Power Rating: #NR
Eastern Illinois's Offense Rating: #NR
Eastern Illinois's Defense Rating: #NR
2024 Talent Rating: #
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Eastern Illinois's 2024 Expected Record: -
Eastern Illinois's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: #N/A
Eastern Illinois's Offense SP+ Rating: #N/A
Eastern Illinois's Defense SP+ Rating: #N/A

Average Talent
Average OVC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 96
Average FBS Talent: 96

Power Ratings Matchup
Eastern Illinois: Northwestern: -9.06

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Eastern Illinois: Northwestern: -8.2

Northwestern's Power Ratings
Northwestern's Power Rating: -9.06 #100
Northwestern's Offense Rating: 11.18 #125
Northwestern's Defense Rating: 11.29 #83
2024 Talent Rating: 96.00 #1
Blue Chip Ratio: 2 #82
Northwestern's 2024 Expected Record: 4.0 - 8.0
Northwestern's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: -8.2 #101
Northwestern's Offense SP+ Rating: 17.5 #124
Northwestern's Defense SP+ Rating: 24.3 #51

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 96
Average Power Five Talent: 96
Average FBS Talent: 96

Eastern Illinois Scoring
Offense: 3.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 3.5
Defense: 38 PPG
Defense on Road: 45

Eastern Illinois's 2024 Record
Record: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0
Record on Road: 0 - 1
Record vs Spread on Road: 0 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 0 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
Northwestern 30
Eastern Illinois 15

Total Points: 45

Northwestern Scoring
Offense: 17.8 PPG
Offense at Home: 17.8
Defense: 26.3 PPG
Defense at Home: 26.3

Northwestern's 2024 Record
Record: 4 - 8
Record vs Spread: 4 - 8 - 0
Record at home: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 0 - 0 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	09/14	Northwestern	31	Eastern Illinois	7	Northwestern	Northwestern -26.5	Eastern Illinois	38.5	Under
2015	09/12	Northwestern	41	Eastern Illinois	0	Northwestern	Northwestern -24	Northwestern	0
2011	09/10	Northwestern	42	Eastern Illinois	21	Northwestern

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Northwestern	3	1	0 Overs
Eastern Illinois	0	1	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	3 - 0	1 - 1	1 - 1	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 3	1 - 1	0 - 0	1 - 1

(#NR) Eastern Illinois Info
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: #N/A
Offense SP+ Rating: #N/A
Defense SP+ Rating: #N/A
Talent Rating: #
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -

Eastern Illinois has lost 1 straight
Eastern Illinois has lost 1 straight on the Road
Record on Road: 0 - 1 (0 - 1 - 0 vs Spread )

Eastern Illinois Highlights

Eastern Illinois Deficiencies
Eastern Illinois has a really bad Offense
Eastern Illinois has a really bad Offense Away from Home
Eastern Illinois Defense Gives up a Lot of Points
Eastern Illinois Defense Gives up a Lot of Points Away from home

Performance GradesPerf Grades
CategoryCat	NW	EIU
OverallOver	#79	—
OffenseOff	#107	—
DefenseDef	#35	—
Special TeamsST	#100	—
PassingPass	#105	—
RushingRush	#97	—
Run BlockRBLK	#65	—
Pass BlockPBLK	#55	—
Route RunningWR Rt	#104	—
TacklingTkl	#88	—
Run DefenseR Def	#60	—
Pass Rush DefPRush	#36	—
Coverage DefCov	#40	—

Rematch from Week 3
Northwestern -26.5 (38.5)
Northwestern won vs Eastern Illinois this year (31-7)

Previous Matchups
Northwestern beat Eastern Illinois last year (31-7)

Weather Forecast
Playing in L&S Martin Stadium (Temp)
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Team Information
Injuries: EIU | NW
Depth Chart: EIU | NW
Rosters: EIU | NW

(#100) Northwestern Info
Power Rating: -9.06 #100
Offense Rating: 11.18 #125
Defense Rating: 11.29 #83
Overall SP+ Rating: -8.2 #101
Offense SP+ Rating: 17.5 #124
Defense SP+ Rating: 24.3 #51
Talent Rating: 96.00 #1
Blue Chip Ratio: 2 #82
Expected Record: 4.0 - 8.0

Team Profile
Pass heavy Offense 54%, Run: 45%
Awful Offense Success Rate of 37%
Awful Offensive Explosiveness
Awful in Scoring Position 3.02 PPO
Awful Run Success 39%
Awful Pass Success 36%
Avg OL Grades, Awful OL Yds Per Rush
Good DL Grades, Poor Sacks/Turnovers
Poor Defense Success Rate of 45%
Avg in Scoring Position 3.74 PPO
Bad Run Def Success 44%
Awful Pass Def Success 46%
Bad Pressure/Havoc/Forcing TOs
Good Field Position

Northwestern has lost 1 straight
Northwestern has lost 1 straight at Home
Record at home: 0 - 0 (0 - 0 - 0 vs Spread)

Northwestern Notes
(12/21) Signed QB P Stone (SMU)
(11/18) QB Lausch tough vs OSU, Rgame abysmal, Def OK
(10/19) Off awful vs Wisc, 200 yds, 9 1st D, 2-14 3rd
(10/12) Killed MD. Tough, hard nosed. 4 TO's but Off bad
(10/11) OL bad in Run game, top 20 in Pass protection
(10/10) QB Lausch a big upgrade, genuine JAG QB
(9/10) QB: Jack Lausch replacing ineffective Mike Wright
(9/1) Rock fight 13-6 W over Mia Oh, QB Wright JAG
(8/28) QB battle (3 way), WR decent with exp.
(8/28) QB Wright (Miss St) seems to have won this job

Northwestern Highlights
Northwestern defense does not give up big plays (#66)
Northwestern commits very few Penalties (#38)

Northwestern Deficiencies
Northwestern has a really bad Offense
Northwestern Can Not Run the Ball (#51)
Northwestern offense is really bad (#69)
Northwestern offense is not Explosive (#115)
Northwestern Runs Get Stuffed a Lot (#61)
Northwestern offense is bad in Scoring Opportunities (#135)
Northwestern run game is really bad (#53)
Northwestern pass game is really bad (#70)
Northwestern offense is bad on 3rd Downs
Northwestern has a bad defense (#55)

Eastern Illinois's OC

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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Eastern Illinois's DC

Top Def	Tack	TFL	PRESS	PD
Elijawah Tolbert	20	2	0	0
Anthony Shockey	16	1	0	1
Moses Alexander	14	0	1	2
Phoenix Porter	9	1	1	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS
Nicholas Oliveira-Chace	5	3	1
Elijawah Tolbert	20	2	0
Kaleb Lyons	2	0	0
Trevon Piggee-Blake	1	0	0

Pass D	Tack	PRESS	PD
Moses Alexander	14	1	2
Kaelin Drakeford	9	0	1
Zay Gentry	5	0	1

Northwestern's OC Zach Lujan

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Jack Lausch	159	296	54%	1714	7	8	5.8
Mike Wright (Tr)	39	67	58%	356	0	1	5.3

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Cam Porter	126	501	6	4.0	44
Joseph Himon II	52	257	2	4.9	51
Jack Lausch	87	213	2	2.4	29
Caleb Komolafe	50	139	0	2.8	17

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
A.J. Henning	59	603	4	10.2	46
Bryce Kirtz	39	598	0	15.3	55
Thomas Gordon	27	252	1	9.3	26
Cam Porter	23	174	0	7.6	28

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Northwestern's DC Tim McGarigle

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Mac Uihlein	84	4	2	0	1
Xander Mueller	57	5	1	1	4
Theran Johnson	53	4	0	0	10
Devin Turner	51	2	0	0	3

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Aidan Hubbard	33	7	6	7	1
Anto Saka	15	5	4	4	0
Michael Kilbane	20	3	3	0	0
Mac Uihlein	84	4	2	0	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Theran Johnson	53	4	0	0	10
Josh Fussell	39	1	0	0	5
Xander Mueller	57	5	1	1	4