3:00 PM Northern Illinois at Ball State:
This is a Mid
American Conference matchup between the Northern Illinois Huskies and the Ball
State Cardinals. Northern Illinois enters this game at 4-1 on the season with a
last-second loss to Iowa the only blemish on the schedule. In the last 4 games,
the Huskies have been one of the hottest teams offensively in the nation
scoring just over 40 points per game in the last 4 wins. The Huskies looked
good on defense to start the season but some of the issues of 2011 are
resurfacing with NIU giving up 23 or more points in the last three games with
Army scoring 40. Ball State enters the game at 3-2 on the season behind a very
strong offense that is 43rd nationally passing the ball and 27th nationally
rushing the ball. The Cardinals are putting up 35.8 points per game ranking
them top 40 nationally. The Cardinals are horrible on defense with 37.8 points
allowed per game and all 5 previous opponents scoring at least26 points versus
the Cardinal defense. This is the 41st overall meeting between the two teams
with Ball State holding a 20-17-3 overall series lead. Northern Illinois is
turning into a very scary team in the MAC and come into this game with a lot of
confidence. Ball State will give them a game but their defense will let them
down just like last week versus Kent State. Northern Illinois 44-26.
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