Northern Illinois vs. Kent State Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - Nov. 28

The Northern Illinois Huskies (3-8) are 5-point favorites when they host the Kent State Golden Flashes (4-7) in conference play on Friday, November 28, 2025 at Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium.

The Huskies lost versus the Western Michigan Broncos in their last game, 35-19.

The Golden Flashes lost versus the Central Michigan Chippewas in their most recent game, 28-16.

Northern Illinois vs. Kent State Predictions

For insights on the upcoming game between the Northern Illinois Huskies and Kent State Golden Flashes, computer-derived against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Huskies (- 5)
• Pick OU: Over (45)
  
• Prediction: Huskies 31 - Golden Flashes 18

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Northern Illinois vs. Kent State Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Huskies-Golden Flashes game.

• Northern Illinois Moneyline: -202
• Kent State Moneyline: +167

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Northern Illinois Betting Insights

• Northern Illinois has compiled a 3-1 record in games it was favored on the moneyline (winning 75% of those games).
• Northern Illinois has won all three games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -202 or shorter.
• In five games this season, the Huskies and their opponents have scored more than 45 total points.
• The average total in Huskies contests this year is 43.6, 1.4 fewer points than this game's over/under.
• The Huskies are the 130th-highest scoring team in college football this year. The Golden Flashes have scored the 120th-most points.

Kent State Betting Insights

• This season, Kent State has been the underdog eight times and won two of those games.
• Kent State has entered seven games this season as the underdog by +167 or more and is 2-5 in those contests.
• Kent State games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 45 points in seven of 11 outings.
• Kent State's games this year have had a 51.2-point total on average, 6.2 more points than this matchup's over/under.

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Key Stats for Northern Illinois vs. Kent State

• Over their last three meetings, Northern Illinois has tallied two wins versus Kent State.
• The last three times the Golden Flashes have played the Huskies, they have posted a 2-1 record against the spread. The scoring has gone over the total on two occasions.
• The Huskies have been a bottom-25 offense this year, ranking fourth-worst with 280.5 yards per game. Defensively, they are ranked 52nd in the FBS (349.9 yards allowed per game).
• Northern Illinois ranks seventh-worst in scoring offense (15.8 points per game), but has been a little better on defense, ranking 59th with 23.4 points allowed per game.
• This season has been tough for the Golden Flashes on both sides of the ball, as they are compiling just 281.4 total yards per game (fifth-worst) and surrendering 436.8 total yards per game (seventh-worst).
• Kent State has lots of room to improve, as it ranks 17th-worst in points per game (20.0) this season and 13th-worst in points allowed per game (33.8).