College football scores › Week 9 › Northern Illinois at UNLV
BEAVER projects15
Allegiant Stadium, indoors
UNLV4-3home
BEAVER projects38
BEAVERUnder 53.5, leanleanNIU +23.5, leanleanBEAVER gives UNLV 93% to win

Lines

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Northern Illinois
UNLV

BEAVER’s card

Lean
Under 53.5, lean0.9 points off the line
  • NIU +23.5 lean, 0.1 points off the line

BEAVER against the market

Updates until kickoff
BEAVERMarketCall
Score (NIU–UNLV)15–38–
SpreadUNLV −23.4UNLV −23.5NIU +23.5
Total52.653.5Under 53.5
UNLV win chance93%−2400
NIU by 14+
1%
NIU by 1–13
6%
UNLV by 1–13
21%
UNLV by 14+
72%

Spread: 0.1 pts better than Vegas for Northern Illinois (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 0.9 pts below Vegas (52% historically). Opened UNLV −24.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.180 #129Offense EPA / play−0.077 #95
+0.253 #138Defense EPA / play allowed+0.028 #71
−6.5% #130Offense success rate−4.4% #112
+10.1% #137Defense success rate allowed+0.3% #72
−0.034 #102Rushing EPA / play−0.047 #108
−0.237 #127Passing EPA / play−0.124 #97
+0.201 #134Rush defense EPA allowed+0.084 #97
−0.128 #18Pass defense EPA allowed−0.032 #39
−11.4 #128Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−5.6 #101
+13.3 #134Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+0.7 #68
Situational
−10.8% #135Passing-down success (3rd & long)−4.3% #95
+10.0% #135Passing-down success allowed+1.2% #80
−1.14 #117Points per drive−0.77 #106
+1.74 #134Points per drive allowed+0.08 #65
Trenches
+0.10 #69Line yards per rush−0.04 #97
+0.27 #112Line yards per rush allowed+0.47 #127
+0.9% #110Runs stuffed at the line−1.2% #79
−3.2% #113Opponent runs stuffed−2.5% #105
+0.6% #111Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)+0.3% #108
−5.2% #135Havoc created−0.6% #70
Big plays
+0.091 #34Rushing explosiveness−0.007 #79
+0.063 #90Passing explosiveness+0.120 #69
−0.29 #91Open-field yards per rush−0.11 #73
−0.141 #13Pass explosiveness allowed+0.115 #118
Style and schedule
52% #109Run rate59% #38
−5.1 #66Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−8.0 #84

Northern Illinois: last 5 games

L21-56Missed
L23-41Missed
L7-28Missed
L14-35Missed
L17-42Covered

UNLV: last 5 games

L31-41Missed
W13-7Covered
W39-31Covered
W38-10Covered
L6-44Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.47−0.34−0.22−0.09+0.03Entering week123456789Northern 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: −0.37Northern Illinois · 9: −0.43UNLV · 1: −0.06UNLV · 2: −0.09UNLV · 3: −0.19UNLV · 4: −0.22UNLV · 5: −0.13UNLV · 6: −0.12UNLV · 7: −0.08UNLV · 8: −0.11UNLV · 9: −0.11
● Northern Illinois● UNLV