The Chippewas are 6-2 straight up and 7-1 against the spread in their last eight meetings against the Huskies but lost on both fronts last year. Read on for our Central Michigan-Northern Illinois picks.
One half of Wednesday's MACtion doubleheader pits the Central Michigan Chippewas up against the Northern Illinois Huskies.
Coming into this matchup, Central Michigan (2-5-1 ATS, 3-5 O/U) has only one conference win on the season. That victory over Akron three wee ks ago is also CMU's only win over an FBS opponent to date. The Chippewas lost by 16 at home to Bowling Green last time out.
Despite winning the MAC Championship last year, Northern Illinois (3-5 ATS, 6-2 O/U) has also struggled in league play this season. Although the Huskies lost their last game against Ohio two weeks ago, their defense has started to show signs of improvement recently.