Miami Ohio RedHawks versus Northern Illinois Huskies 2010 NCAAF Week 14 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: The Miami OH Redhawks will travel to Fred Yager Stadium at Ford Field in Detroit to take on the Northern Illinois Huskies on Friday night at 7:00 PM ET for the 2010 Marathon Mid-American Conference Championship game on ESPN2. Miami comes into the game at 8-4, 7-1 1st in the MAC East while the Northern Illinois is 10-2, 8-0 1st in the MAC West and climbing into the AP Poll at No. 25 for the first time since 2003. “It’s good for our school and good for our football program, and this Friday we’ll see if we’re worthy of it,” third-year head football coach Jerry Kill told the team’s official website. “We’ve done a nice job, so far, but those are the key words – so far.” The Huskies have the 7th most productive rushing game in the FBS averaging nearly 280 yards per game. The Huskies are on a roll closing out the season rushing for 544 yards and eight touchdowns to close out the season with a 71-3 victory. Vegas odds makers have the Northern Illinois Huskies a -17 1/2 point favorite at Ford Field against the Miami Ohio RedHawks.
The Huskies routed Eastern Michigan 71-3 in their last outing moving to an impressive 9-1-1 ATS for the season. Quarterback Chandler Harnish completed 8 of 13 passes for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns also rushing 3 times for 32 additional yards. Running back Jordan Lynch led the parade of runners with 2 carries for 142 yards both for touchdowns while Jasmin Hopkins carried 4 times for 104 yards and a score. DeMarcus Grady carried twice for 91 yards and 2 scores, Chad Spann carried 7 times for 88 yards and 2 scores, and Ricky Crider carried 5 times for 50 yards and a touchdown. I considered the Huskies for this week’s FBS College Football Power Top 25 Week 14 Rankings but choose Hawaii for their tougher schedule.
The RedHawks are coming off a win over Temple 23-3 to move to 6-5 ATS for the season and their 4th straight win. Quarterback Austin Boucher completed 15 of 28 passes for 155 yards 2 touchdowns and a pick also rushing 9 times for 37 yards. Running back Thomas Merriweather carried the ball 22 times for 182 yards including a 96 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to seal the game. Miami (Ohio) is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northern Illinois and the total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami (Ohio)’s last 5 games. Odds makers at BetUS have the over/under for the total score at 55 points combined of the Miami Ohio RedHawks and the Northern Illinois Huskies.