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No. 23 Northern Illinois (7-5) vs Fresno State (6-6)

Teams:	Northern Illinois Huskies \| Fresno State Bulldogs

Summary

2:30 PM ET	W‑L	ATS	H	A	AF	AA	O/U
Northern Illinois	7-5	4-6-2	4-2	3-3	24.2	18.4	5-5-2
Fresno State	6-6	6-5-1	4-2	2-4	26.6	24.6	4-7-1

Live Odds

Currently no sportsbook lines available.

Recent Trends

Northern Illinois:	NIU are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 bowl games. Over is 6-2 in NIU last 8 games in December. NIU are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 Bowl games.
Fresno State:	Under is 10-4-1 in FRES last 15 games in December. Under is 5-2-1 in FRES last 8 Bowl games. Under is 5-2-1 in FRES last 8 bowl games.

Quickchart Matchup

Northern Illinois Off vs Fresno State Def
383.4 yards 355.1 yards 4.8 yards/rush 3.9 yards/rush 6.2 yards/attempt 5.9 yards/attempt

Fresno State Off vs Northern Illinois Def
341.7 yards 281 yards 3.3 yards/rush 3.5 yards/rush 7.3 yards/attempt 5.9 yards/attempt

Quarterbacks

Northern Illinois	Yds	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int
Ethan Hampton	1600	58.54	6.5	12/6
Josh Holst	411	58.02	5.1	0/1
Jalen Macon	50	57.14	7.1	0/0

Fresno State	Yds	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int
Mikey Keene	2892	70.48	7.4	18/11
Joshua Wood	15	40.00	3.0	0/1
Jayden Mandal	8	33.33	2.7	0/1

Overall Stats

Offense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
NIU FRES	24.2 26.6	383.4 341.7	176.1 245.1	207.3 96.6	4.8 3.3	6.2 7.3
Defense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
NIU FRES	18.4 24.6	281.0 355.1	169.2 215.7	111.8 139.4	3.5 3.9	5.9 5.9

ATS Records

	W‑L	ATS	Home	Away	Grass	Turf
NIU FRES	7-5 6-6	4-6-2 6-5-1	1-4-1 3-3-0	3-2-1 3-2-1	0-0-1 2-2-0	4-6-1 4-3-1

Away/Away Stats

Offense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
NIU FRES	20.7 21.2	328.7 302.7	161.2 250.2	167.5 52.5	4.1 2.1	5.9 7.3
Defense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
NIU FRES	19.7 31.2	294.7 370.0	168.0 195.2	126.7 174.8	3.9 4.2	6.2 7.0

Last 3 Stats

Offense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
NIU FRES	20.7 23.0	337.7 298.7	142.3 231.3	195.3 67.3	4.8 3.5	5.2 6.9
Defense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
NIU FRES	17.3 26.0	261.0 376.3	178.0 201.7	83.0 174.7	3.0 3.7	5.3 6.3

Injuries

Northern Illinois

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Amariyun Knighten	CB	Questionable - Undisclosed - 12/16/24	Knighten is battling an undisclosed injury, and it is uncertain if he will play in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Fresno State on Monday, December 23rd.
Chase Schutty	TE	Questionable - Undisclosed - 12/16/24	Schutty is nursing an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Fresno State on Monday, December 23rd.
Antario Brown	RB	Questionable - Leg - 12/16/24	Brown is battling a leg injury, and it is uncertain if he will play in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Fresno State on Monday, December 23rd.
Jake Appleget	TE	Questionable - Undisclosed - 12/16/24	Appleget is nursing an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will play in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Fresno State on Monday, December 23rd.
Christopher Gore	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 12/16/24	Gore is managing with an undisclosed injury, and it is uncertain if he will play in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Fresno State on Monday, December 23rd.
Jalen Johnson	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 12/16/24	Johnson is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is uncertain if he will play in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Fresno State on Monday, December 23rd.
Kyle Thomas	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 12/16/24	Thomas is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will play in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Fresno State on Monday, December 23rd.
Kenji Lewis	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 12/16/24	Lewis is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is uncertain if he will play in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Fresno State on Monday, December 23rd.
Devon Akers	TE	Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 10/26/24	Akers missed the previous six matches due to an undisclosed injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Jake Seibert	K	Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 11/7/24	Seibert is managing an undisclosed injury, and there is no timetable for recovery.

Fresno State

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Josiah Freeman	WR	out of season - Undisclosed - 11/30/24	Freeman is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and he will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
Malik Sherrod	RB	Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 10/28/24	Sherrod will miss an extended period due to an undisclosed injury, and he is without a definitive timetable for return.

Recent Meetings

					Yard Margins
Date	Away	Home	H Line	ATS	Tot	Rus	Pas
12/18/10	NIU 40	FRES 17	1.5/56.5	L/O	-141	-129	-12
9/7/91	NIU 7	FRES 55	-22/-	W/-	0	0	0
10/6/90	FRES 18	NIU 73	14/-	W/-	0	0	0

Northern Illinois Last 10

					Yard Margins
Date	vs	Score	Line	ATS	Tot	Rus	Pas
11/30/24	CMU	W 24-16	-13.5 40	L/P	128	51	77
11/19/24	@ M-OH	L 9-20	1 43	L/U	-82	41	-123
11/13/24	AKR	W 29-16	-14 43	L/O	184	245	-61
11/6/24	@ WMU	W 42-28	-2 52	W/O	21	44	-23
10/26/24	@ BALL	L 23-25	-13.5 47.5	L/O	-18	-28	10
10/19/24	TOL	L 6-13	-3 43	L/U	106	48	58
10/12/24	@ BGSU	W 17-7	3.5 46.5	W/U	73	63	10
10/5/24	MASS	W 34-20	-14 41	P/O	24	252	-228
9/28/24	@ NCST	L 17-24	7 46	P/U	108	58	50
9/21/24	BUFF	L 20-23	-13 43	L/P	175	88	87

Fresno State Last 10

					Yard Margins
Date	vs	Score	Line	ATS	Tot	Rus	Pas
11/30/24	@ UCLA	L 13-20	7.5 46.5	W/U	-82	-12	-70
11/23/24	CSU	W 28-22	-3.5 43.5	W/O	-77	39	-116
11/9/24	@ AFA	L 28-36	-9.5 40.5	L/O	-74	-349	275
11/2/24	HAW	L 20-21	-12 46	L/U	-170	-83	-87
10/26/24	SJSU	W 33-10	-6.5 55	W/U	16	25	-9
10/18/24	@ NEV	W 24-21	-3 50	P/U	21	42	-21
10/12/24	WSU	L 17-25	3.5 60.5	L/U	43	-5	48
9/28/24	@ UNLV	L 14-59	2.5 50.5	L/O	-104	-222	118
9/21/24	@ UNM	W 38-21	-12 61.5	W/U	-140	-54	-86
9/14/24	NMSU	W 48-0	-20 48	W/P	387	204	183

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