Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - Nov. 18

The Western Michigan Broncos (6-4), who have college football's 16th-ranked pass defense, play the Northern Illinois Huskies (3-7) and their 24th-ranked passing defense on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The Broncos are 6.5-point favorites.

In their last action, the Broncos won against the Ohio Bobcats, 17-13.

The Huskies beat the UMass Minutemen, 45-3, in their last contest.

Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois Predictions

For insights on the upcoming game between the Western Michigan Broncos and Northern Illinois Huskies, computer-calculated against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Huskies (+ 6.5)
• Pick OU: Under (38.5)
  
• Prediction: Huskies 17 - Broncos 16

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Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Broncos-Huskies matchup.

• Western Michigan Moneyline: -238
• Northern Illinois Moneyline: +194

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Western Michigan Betting Insights

• Western Michigan has been the moneyline favorite a total of five times this season, and it has won each of those games.
• Western Michigan has played in three games as a moneyline favorite with odds of -238 or shorter and won them all.
• The Broncos 10 games this season have gone over this contest's total of 38.5 points five times.
• Broncos outings this year have an average point total of 47.0, 8.5 more points than this game's over/under.
• The Broncos are the 110th-highest scoring team in college football this year. The Huskies have scored the 133rd-most points.

Northern Illinois Betting Insights

• This season, Northern Illinois has been listed as the underdog in six games and failed to win any of those contests.
• Northern Illinois has been at least a +194 moneyline underdog four times this season, but lost all of those games.
• Northern Illinois games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 38.5 points in five of 10 outings.
• Northern Illinois' average game total this season has been 44.1, 5.6 more points than this matchup's over/under.

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Key Stats for Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois

• Over their last four meetings, Northern Illinois has totaled three wins against Western Michigan.
• The last four times the Huskies have matched up against the Broncos, they have a 3-1 record against the spread. The scoring has gone over the total on two occasions.
• While the Broncos rank 21st-worst in the FBS in total offense with 320.7 yards per game, it's been a different story on defense, as they rank 13th-best (291.4 yards per game allowed).
• Defensively, Western Michigan has been a top-25 unit, ranking 17th-best by allowing only 18.4 points per game. The offense ranks 110th (21.8 points per game).
• The Huskies' offense has been bottom-25 in total offense this season, compiling 283.3 total yards per game, which ranks fifth-worst in the FBS. Defensively, they rank 51st with 345.6 total yards allowed per contest.
• Northern Illinois' offense has been bottom-25 this season, generating 15.5 points per game, which ranks fourth-worst in the FBS. On defense, it ranks 48th with 22.2 points ceded per contest.