The Hawaii Warriors and the Northern Illinois Huskies meet in week 8 college football action from Huskie Stadium on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Hawaii Warriors vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction.
Hawaii Warriors Recap
The Hawaii Warriors come into this game looking to bounce back from their 21-10 loss at the hands of New Mexico last time out to sit at 1-6 this season. After this game, Hawaii will head on the road again for a game against UTEP.
Warriors Drop 4th In A Row
Micah Alejado has thrown for 1,863 yards, 6 touchdowns and 5 interceptions on 59.0% passing while Devon Rice leads Hawai’i in rushing with 314 yards and 3 touchdowns. Cam Barfield sits behind Rice on the ground with 92 yards. Kainoa Carvalho leads the Rainbow Warriors in receiving with 384 yards and 32 catches, while Devin Alves trails with 303 yards and 15 catches along with a touchdown. On defense, Jamih Otis has a team-high 51 tackles while Hawai’i’s defense as a whole has combined for 12 sacks and 4 interceptions.
Northern Illinois Huskies Recap
The Northern Illinois Huskies come into this game looking to bounce back from their 41-23 loss at the hands of Wyoming last time out to sit at 0-6 this season. After this game, Northern Illinois will head on the road for a game against San Jose State.
Huskies Still Searching For First Win
Taron Dickens has thrown for 1,193 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 65.8% passing while Telly Johnson Jr. leads Northern Illinois in rushing with 439 yards and 4 touchdowns. Elijah Porter sits behind Johnson Jr. on the ground with 110 yards and a touchdown. DeAree Rogers leads the Huskies in receiving with 422 yards and 49 catches along with 2 touchdowns, while La’Don Bryant trails with 286 yards and 21 catches along with a touchdown. On defense, Jack Murray has a team-high 43 tackles while Northern Illinois’s defense as a whole has combined for 8 sacks and 5 interceptions.
Hawaii Warriors vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction
I’m on Northern Illinois and the points in this one. I just think that NIU is running out of winnable spots and this is a good one to take a shot on considering that Hawaii has not been the same team away from the island this season and just have had no luck away from home. Northern Illinois has been awful, but I don’t know how many more winnable games they’ll have the rest of the way. Give me the Huskies and the points.