Great info here. I took NIU last night but now rethinking...
Here is some info I found interesting, take it however you choose:
NIU averages nearly 48 rushing attempts per game.
BG has had three games where their defense faced more than 40 attempts. Here are the games:
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<tbody>[TR]
[TH="class: date"]Date[/TH]
[TH="class: opponent"]Opponent[/TH]
[TH="class: surface"]Surface[/TH]
[TH="class: result"]Result[/TH]
[TH="class: rush-att"]Att[/TH]
[TH="class: rush-yard"]Yards[/TH]
[TH="class: rush-avg"]Avg.[/TH]
[TH="class: rush-td"]TD[/TH]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: game-log"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: date"]09/14/13[/TD]
[TD="class: opponent"]@
Indiana[/TD]
[TD]
Turf[/TD]
[TD="class: result"]L 10-42[/TD]
[TD]48[/TD]
[TD]266[/TD]
[TD]5.54[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: game-log"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: date"]10/12/13[/TD]
[TD="class: opponent"]@
Mississippi St.[/TD]
[TD]
Grass[/TD]
[TD="class: result"]L 20-21[/TD]
[TD]41[/TD]
[TD]245[/TD]
[TD]5.98[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: game-log"]
<tbody>[TR="class: even-row"]
[TD="class: date"]10/26/13[/TD]
[TD="class: opponent"]
Toledo[/TD]
[TD]
Turf[/TD]
[TD="class: result"]L 25-28[/TD]
[TD]41[/TD]
[TD]242[/TD]
[TD]5.90[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
All three losses, their only three losses of the season. Notice two of them were actually on turf as well, just like Ford Field tonight. Two they kept close. In those three games, ATS and O/U:
Toledo L 25-28 Week 9 L -4 U 53.5
MSU L 20-21 Week 7 W 11.5 U 52
Indiana L 10-42 Week 3 L 2.5 U 61
3-0 to the under, 1-2 ATS.
BU 9-3 to the under, NIU 5-7 to the under. Some other stats to help under: Under is 10-2 in Northern Illinois' last 12 neutral site games, Under is 4-1 in the last five meetings. Trying to find O/U for MAC Championship games, anyone?
