College football scores › Week 8 › Hawai'i at Northern Illinois
Hawai'i2-6away
56
FinalHuskie Stadium, 68°, wind 8 mph
BEAVER NIU +3.5, lostBEAVER Under 48.5, lostBEAVER had NIU 52% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (HAW–NIU)24–2426–19–56–21
SpreadNIU −0.7HAW −7.2HAW −3.5HAW by 35NIU +3.5 ✗
Total48.145.048.577Under 48.5 ✗
NIU win chance52%–+124Lost
HAW by 14+
18%
HAW by 1–13
31%
NIU by 1–13
32%
NIU by 14+
20%

Spread: 4.2 pts better than Vegas for Northern Illinois (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 0.4 pts below Vegas (52% historically). Opened HAW −7.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.151 #123Offense EPA / play−0.185 #130
+0.171 #125Defense EPA / play allowed+0.185 #129
−4.8% #112Offense success rate−5.4% #117
+6.0% #121Defense success rate allowed+7.9% #135
−0.152 #130Rushing EPA / play−0.003 #86
−0.175 #115Passing EPA / play−0.278 #131
+0.172 #127Rush defense EPA allowed+0.147 #118
+0.133 #100Pass defense EPA allowed−0.259 #2
−12.5 #132Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−11.6 #127
+4.0 #92Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+9.0 #125
Situational
−8.7% #126Passing-down success (3rd & long)−11.5% #135
+3.9% #108Passing-down success allowed+7.4% #126
−1.53 #133Points per drive−1.19 #121
+0.36 #82Points per drive allowed+1.22 #127
Trenches
−0.08 #104Line yards per rush+0.21 #53
+0.32 #118Line yards per rush allowed+0.20 #100
+1.4% #115Runs stuffed at the line−1.5% #73
−3.8% #118Opponent runs stuffed−1.2% #89
+1.5% #124Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)+0.1% #104
−3.2% #125Havoc created−4.4% #135
Big plays
−0.139 #126Rushing explosiveness+0.041 #58
−0.063 #126Passing explosiveness−0.036 #117
−0.49 #114Open-field yards per rush−0.18 #79
−0.046 #41Pass explosiveness allowed−0.227 #5
Style and schedule
40% #138Run rate53% #104
−9.0 #89Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−3.1 #46

Hawai'i: last 5 games

L10-21Covered
L12-30Covered
L16-20Missed
L10-27Missed
W29-19Covered

Northern Illinois: last 5 games

L23-41Missed
L7-28Missed
L14-35Missed
L17-42Covered
L24-28Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.41−0.30−0.19−0.08+0.03Entering week12345678Hawai'i · 1: −0.17Hawai'i · 2: −0.25Hawai'i · 3: −0.26Hawai'i · 4: −0.27Hawai'i · 5: −0.32Hawai'i · 6: −0.33Hawai'i · 7: −0.34Hawai'i · 8: −0.32Northern Illinois · 1: −0.23Northern Illinois · 2: −0.28Northern Illinois · 3: −0.32Northern Illinois · 4: −0.32Northern Illinois · 5: −0.35Northern Illinois · 6: −0.35Northern Illinois · 7: −0.38Northern Illinois · 8: −0.37
● Hawai'i● Northern Illinois