6:00 PM EST, ESPN2 - Line: Coastal Carolina -10, Over/Under: 62.5 The season's marathon of bowls kicks off today with a spicy matchup of non-Power-5 schools, as the newly minted MAC Champion, Northern Illinois Huskies face off against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the Tailgreeter Cure Bowl from Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida. One of the many surprises of the 2021 campaign, the rise of Northen Illinois (9-4, 7-2 in MAC) this season … [Read more...]
Alabama-Birmingham vs Northern Illinois
7:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: UAB -2.5, Over/Under: 42.5 Who is ready for a quick trip to an exotic locale? College football teams, that's who, as the Alabama-Birmingham Blazers and the Northern Illinois Huskies head to lovely Boca Raton, Florida for the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl from Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium. The resurrection of the UAB (10-3, 9-1 in CUSA) Football Program continues, as Bill Clark has successfully guided the … [Read more...]
Marshall Thundering Herd @ Northern Illinois Huskies
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...]