NCAAF Picks Today: Toledo vs NIU 10/9/21 College Football Picks, Odds, Predictions

The Toledo Rockets meet the Northern Illinois Huskies Saturday in MAC week 6 college football action at the Glass Bowl in Toledo. The Northern Illinois Huskies look for a third straight win to build on their 3-2 record. The Toledo Rockets also look for a third straight win to improve to 4-2 on the season.

The Northern Illinois Huskies have lost four of their last five road games. Rocky Lombardi is completing 57 percent of his passes for 781 yards, five touchdowns and five interceptions. Tyrice Richie and Cole Tucker have combined for 429 receiving yards and one touchdown while Trayvon Rudolph has eight receptions. The Northern Illinois Huskies ground game is averaging 221 yards per contest, and Harrison Waylee leads the way with 574 yards and four touchdowns. Defensively, Northern Illinois is allowing 33.6 points and 419.2 yards per game. Lance Deveaux Jr. leads the Northern Illinois Huskies with 35 tackles, Devonte O’Malley has 2.5 sacks and Jaden Dolphin has one interception.

The Toledo Rockets have won three of their last five home games. Carter Bradley is completing 61.6 percent of his passes for 912 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. Devin Maddox and Isaiah Winstead have combined for 513 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Bryce Mitchell has 10 receptions. The Toledo Rockets ground game is averaging 169 yards per contest, and Bryant Koback leads the way with 364 yards and four touchdowns. Defensively, Toledo is allowing 16.6 points and 297.6 yards per game. Jamal Hines leads the Toledo Rockets with 31 tackles, Terrance Taylor has three sacks and Samuel Womack has one interception.

The Huskies are 38-18-2 ATS in their last 58 road games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Rockets are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Huskies last 5 games as an underdog. The under is 4-1 in Rockets last 5 home games. The Huskies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Toledo.

Northern Illinois isn’t a good team on either side of the ball, but it is coming off back-to-back wins and is solid at running the ball. Northern Illinois is also 8-4 against the spread in its last 12 games as a double-digit underdog. The Toledo Rockets are solid defensively, but they haven’t really beaten anyone to write home about and they’re just 2-5 against the spread in their last seven games as a double-digit favorite. Northern Illinois is 21st in college football in rushing offense. The Huskies can control the clock and grind out a cover. Give me the points.