Northern Illinois at Akron Game Matchup

Thursday, November 1st 2018 (7:00 PM EDT)
Northern Illinois -6 (37.0)
Northern Illinois 36 - Akron: 26 (Mid-American)

Akron Weather
Current: Clear
Temp: 47°
Wind: 5 mph

Huskies (8 - 6) (7 - 7 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 25 - 19 (21 - 20 on Road)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

NIU 2nd straight Road Game
AKR 2nd straight Home Game
Our Line: -2 (SP+ -16.5)
PPG only: NIU: 28 - AKR: 20 (48)
NIU Win prob: 66% | Cover: 50%
NIU Travel: 381 miles, 1 hrs behind

Zips (4 - 8) (5 - 7 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 20 - 32 (25 - 25 @ Home)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Northern Illinois's 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 9/1	Northern Illinois at Iowa	+9.5	46.0	L 7 - 33
Sat 9/8	Northern Illinois vs Utah	+12.5	47.5	L 6 - 17
Sat 9/15	Northern Illinois vs Central Michigan	-13.5	48.0	W 24 - 16
Sat 9/22	Northern Illinois at Florida State	+9.5	44.5	L 19 - 37
Sat 9/29	Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan	+3.5	50.5	W 26 - 23
Sat 10/6	Northern Illinois at Ball State	-3.0	52.5	W 24 - 16
Sat 10/13	Northern Illinois vs Ohio	-5.5	52.0	W 24 - 21
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/27	Northern Illinois at BYU	+6.5	43.5	W 7 - 6
Thu 11/1	Northern Illinois at Akron	-6.0	37.0	W 36 - 26
Wed 11/7	Northern Illinois vs Toledo	-3.5	54.0	W 38 - 15
Wed 11/14	Northern Illinois vs Miami (OH)	-6.5	48.0	L 7 - 13
Tue 11/20	Northern Illinois at Western Michigan	-6.5	48.5	L 21 - 28
Fri 11/30	Northern Illinois vs Buffalo	+3.0	51.0	W 30 - 29
Tue 12/18	Northern Illinois vs UAB	+1.0	41.5	L 13 - 37

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Akron's 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/8	Akron vs Morgan State	-42.5		W 41 - 7
Sat 9/15	Akron at Northwestern	+21.5	45.5	W 39 - 34
Sat 9/22	Akron at Iowa State	+19.5	47.0	L 13 - 26
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/6	Akron vs Miami (OH)	-5.0	47.5	L 17 - 41
Sat 10/13	Akron at Buffalo	+12.0	55.0	L 6 - 24
Sat 10/20	Akron at Kent State	-4.5	50.0	W 24 - 23
Sat 10/27	Akron vs Central Michigan	-4.0	43.5	W 17 - 10
Thu 11/1	Akron vs Northern Illinois	+6.0	37.0	L 26 - 36
Sat 11/10	Akron at Eastern Michigan	+11.0	41.5	L 7 - 27
Sat 11/17	Akron vs Bowling Green	-6.5	48.5	L 6 - 21
Fri 11/23	Akron at Ohio	+24.0	56.5	L 28 - 49
Sat 12/1	Akron at South Carolina	+28.5	55.0	L 3 - 28

NIU's OC vs AKR's DC AKR's OC vs NIU's DC

Important Stats (2017)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
NIU		0%	24.5	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	18.5	0%	0%	0	0	0	0
AKR		0%	20.4	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	32	0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
NIU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
AKR		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2017

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
NIU Offense	13	24.5	20.7	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
AKR Defense	14	32	24.6	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
NIU Defense	13	18.5	19.7	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
AKR Offense	14	20.4	25.4	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Additional Stats 2017

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Northern Illinois	13	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
Akron	14	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100

Run Game Stats (2018)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
NIU Offense	13	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
AKR Defense	14	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
NIU Defense	13	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0
AKR Offense	14	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0

Pass Game Stats (2018)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
NIU Offense	13	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
AKR Defense	14	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
NIU Defense	13	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
AKR Offense	14	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0

Northern Illinois's Power Ratings
Northern Illinois's Power Rating: #NR
Northern Illinois's Offense Rating: #NR
Northern Illinois's Defense Rating: #NR
2018 Talent Rating: #88
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Northern Illinois's 2018 Expected Record: -
Northern Illinois's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: -2.7 #89
Northern Illinois's Offense SP+ Rating: 19.1 #117
Northern Illinois's Defense SP+ Rating: 20.8 #23

Northern Illinois's SP+ Ratings
Northern Illinois's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: -2.7 #89
Northern Illinois's Offense SP+ Rating: 19.1 #117
Northern Illinois's Defense SP+ Rating: 20.8 #23

Average Talent
Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 638.99

Power Ratings Matchup
Northern Illinois: Akron: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Northern Illinois: -2.7 Akron: -19.3

Akron's Power Ratings
Akron's Power Rating: 2 #NR
Akron's Offense Rating: #NR
Akron's Defense Rating: #NR
2018 Talent Rating: #110
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Akron's 2018 Expected Record: -

Akron's SP+ Ratings
Akron's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: -19.3 #120
Akron's Offense SP+ Rating: 11.9 #128
Akron's Defense SP+ Rating: 31.0 #89

Average Talent
Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 638.99

Northern Illinois Scoring
Offense: 24.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 20.7
Defense: 18.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 19.7

Northern Illinois's 2018 Record
Record: 8 - 6
Record vs Spread: 7 - 7 - 0
Record on Road: 5 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 3 - 4 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 2 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
Northern Illinois 28
Akron 20

Projected Total Points: 48

Akron Scoring
Offense: 20.4 PPG
Offense at Home: 25.4
Defense: 32 PPG
Defense at Home: 24.6

Akron's 2018 Record
Record: 4 - 8
Record vs Spread: 5 - 7 - 0
Record at home: 2 - 3
Record vs Spread at home: 1 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 0 - 1 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	11/13	Northern Illinois	29	Akron	16	Northern Illinois	Northern Illinois -14	Akron	43.5	Over
2023	10/07	Akron	14	Northern Illinois	55	Northern Illinois	Northern Illinois -4	Northern Illinois	42.5	Over
2022	11/26	Northern Illinois	12	Akron	44	Akron	Northern Illinois -9.5	Akron	51.5	Over
2019	10/26	Northern Illinois	49	Akron	0	Northern Illinois	Northern Illinois -22	Northern Illinois	42.5	Over
2018	11/01	Akron	26	Northern Illinois	36	Northern Illinois	Northern Illinois -6	Northern Illinois	37.0	Over
2013	10/12	Northern Illinois	27	Akron	20	Northern Illinois	Northern Illinois -21.5	Akron	0
2012	10/20	Akron	7	Northern Illinois	37	Northern Illinois
2010	10/02	Akron	14	Northern Illinois	50	Northern Illinois
2009	10/31	Northern Illinois	27	Akron	10	Northern Illinois
2005	09/24	Akron	48	Northern Illinois	42	Akron
2005	12/01	Northern Illinois	30	Akron	31	Akron
2004	10/02	Northern Illinois	49	Akron	19	Northern Illinois
2000	10/13	Akron	35	Northern Illinois	52	Northern Illinois

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Akron	3	3	5 Overs
Northern Illinois	10	3	0 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	6 - 7	1 - 5	1 - 3	0 - 2
Road Teams	7 - 6	5 - 1	2 - 0	3 - 1

(#NR) Northern Illinois Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: -2.7 #89
Offense SP+ Rating: 19.1 #117
Defense SP+ Rating: 20.8 #23
Talent Rating: #88
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -

Northern Illinois Ratings Matchup Akron

Power #NR

#NR

Off #NR

#NR

Def #NR

#NR

Talent #88

#110

SP+ #89

#120

SP+ Off #117

#128

SP+ Def #23

#89

Rematch from Week 10
Northern Illinois 6.0 (37.0)
Northern Illinois won at Akron this year (36-26)

Previous Matchups
Northern Illinois beat Akron last year (29-16)
Northern Illinois beat Akron in 2023 (55-14)
Akron beat Northern Illinois in 2022 (44-12)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 49° - Wind: 6 mph
Rain: 0.031

Team Information
Injuries: NIU | AKR
Depth Chart: NIU | AKR
Rosters: NIU | AKR

(#NR) Akron Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: 2 #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: -19.3 #120
Offense SP+ Rating: 11.9 #128
Defense SP+ Rating: 31.0 #89
Talent Rating: #110
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Expected Record: -