6:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Marshall -8.5 Conference Champions clash in Southern Florida, as the Marshall Thundering Herd face off against the Northern Illinois Huskies in the Boca Raton Bowl. Today's meeting marks the only matchup to feature Conference Champions not amongst the New Year's Six, which will of course have a little more riding on them. However, Marshall (12-1, in Conference USA) came very close to staking it's claim as one of those … [Read more...]
Toledo Rockets @ Northern Illinois Huskies
8:00 PM EST, ESPN2 - Line: Northern Illinois -4.5 First place in the Mid-American Conference's West Division is up for grabs tonight as the three-time defending MAC Champion Northern Illinois Huskies host the banged-up Toledo Rockets. Through nine games, Toledo (6-3, 5-0 in MAC) is undefeated in conference play, en route to holding down first place in their division. However, Matt Campbell's charges can feel the Huskies breathing down their necks, … [Read more...]