College football scores › Week 6 › Air Force at Northern Illinois
Air Force5-2away
28
FinalHuskie Stadium, 69°, wind 12 mph
BEAVER NIU +7, lostBEAVER Over 47.5, lostBEAVER had AF 58% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (AF–NIU)27–2434–17–28–7
SpreadAF −3.1AF −17.1AF −7AF by 21NIU +7 ✗
Total50.351.647.535Over 47.5 ✗
NIU win chance42%–+240Lost
AF by 14+
25%
AF by 1–13
33%
NIU by 1–13
28%
NIU by 14+
14%

Spread: 3.9 pts better than Vegas for Northern Illinois (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 2.8 pts above Vegas (51% historically). Opened AF −7.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.053 #84Offense EPA / play−0.191 #129
+0.107 #104Defense EPA / play allowed+0.158 #123
−1.5% #86Offense success rate−4.4% #110
+1.3% #78Defense success rate allowed+3.8% #101
+0.109 #35Rushing EPA / play−0.062 #112
−0.268 #130Passing EPA / play−0.248 #126
+0.102 #107Rush defense EPA allowed+0.114 #115
+0.165 #111Pass defense EPA allowed+0.145 #100
−6.4 #99Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−10.0 #124
+4.9 #98Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+7.3 #119
Situational
−10.3% #132Passing-down success (3rd & long)−11.6% #135
−1.5% #53Passing-down success allowed+5.2% #115
−0.81 #101Points per drive−1.05 #112
+0.43 #94Points per drive allowed+0.93 #114
Trenches
+0.27 #44Line yards per rush−0.16 #113
+0.21 #107Line yards per rush allowed−0.02 #65
−6.7% #10Runs stuffed at the line+0.8% #107
−1.7% #96Opponent runs stuffed+0.1% #70
−5.9% #6Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)+0.3% #111
−3.7% #127Havoc created−1.7% #92
Big plays
+0.004 #75Rushing explosiveness−0.012 #81
+0.271 #23Passing explosiveness−0.101 #131
−0.84 #136Open-field yards per rush−0.34 #93
+0.099 #104Pass explosiveness allowed−0.009 #63
Style and schedule
85% #1Run rate54% #83
−17.0 #126Strength of schedule (avg opponent)+0.7 #17

Air Force: last 4 games

W14-9Covered
W36-33Missed
L32-38Missed
W34-0Covered

Northern Illinois: last 4 games

L14-35Missed
L17-42Covered
L24-28Missed
L0-40Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.38−0.28−0.17−0.07+0.03Entering week123456Air Force · 1: −0.27Air Force · 2: −0.19Air Force · 3: −0.15Air Force · 4: −0.13Air Force · 5: −0.10Air Force · 6: −0.16Northern Illinois · 1: −0.23Northern Illinois · 2: −0.28Northern Illinois · 3: −0.32Northern Illinois · 4: −0.32Northern Illinois · 5: −0.35Northern Illinois · 6: −0.35
● Air Force● Northern Illinois