Northwestern vs. Central Michigan Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - GameAbove Sports Bowl

The Northwestern Wildcats are double-digit, 10.5-point favorites as they hit the field against the Central Michigan Chippewas in the GameAbove Sports Bowl on December 26, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN.

The Wildcats lost to the Illinois Fighting Illini, 20-13, in their most recent game.

Against the Toledo Rockets in their last contest, the Chippewas lost 21-3.

Northwestern vs. Central Michigan Predictions

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Northwestern Wildcats and Central Michigan Chippewas, computer-derived against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Wildcats (- 10.5)
• Pick OU: Over (43.5)
  
• Prediction: Wildcats 31 - Chippewas 17

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Northwestern vs. Central Michigan Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Wildcats-Chippewas matchup.

• Northwestern Moneyline: -412
• Central Michigan Moneyline: +321

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Northwestern Betting Insights

• Northwestern has been listed as the moneyline favorite a total of five times this season, and it has won all of those games.
• Northwestern has played as a moneyline favorite of -412 or shorter in just two games this season, and it won both.
• The Wildcats and their opponents have gone over 43.5 combined points in seven of 12 games this season.
• The average total in Wildcats outings this year is 46, 2.5 more than this matchup's over/under.
• The Chippewas are college football's 97th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 105th-ranked Wildcats.

Central Michigan Betting Insights

• This season, Central Michigan has won two out of the six games in which it has been the underdog.
• Central Michigan is 1-3 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +321 or more on the moneyline.
• Central Michigan has played eight games this season that have had more than 43.5 combined points scored.
• Central Michigan's average game total this season has been 47, 3.5 more points than this matchup's over/under.

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Key Stats for Northwestern vs. Central Michigan

• The Wildcats are putting up 348.8 yards per game on offense this year (96th in the FBS), and they are surrendering 334.9 yards per game (34th) on the other side of the ball.
• Northwestern is averaging 22.5 points per game on offense, which ranks them 104th in the FBS. Defensively, the defense ranks 34th, surrendering 20.9 points per contest.
• From an offensive perspective, the Chippewas are posting 335.7 total yards per game (110th-ranked). They rank 58th in the FBS on the other side of the ball (358.6 total yards surrendered per game).
• In terms of points scored Central Michigan ranks 95th in the FBS (23.8 points per game), and it is 50th defensively (22.7 points allowed per game).