College Football
MATCHUP
No. 23 Northern Illinois (4-3) at Ball State (2-5)
Stats: Overall | Conference | Home/Away | Last 3 | Grass/Turf | Last 3 Home/Away
Records: ATS | Over/Under
Teams: Northern Illinois Huskies | Ball State Cardinals
Summary
3:30 PM ET W‑L ATS H A AF AA O/U
Northern Illinois 4-3 3-2-2 2-2 2-1 23.4 16.6 2-4-1
Ball State 2-5 4-3-0 1-1 1-4 25.1 42.9 6-1-0
Live Odds | All Odds
Currently no sportsbook lines available.
Recent Trends
Northern Illinois:
  • NIU are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 conference games.
  • Over is 13-6 in NIU last 19 road games.
  • NIU are 51-24-3 ATS in their last 78 road games.
Ball State:
  • BALL are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 conference games.
  • BALL are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games overall.
  • Under is 17-6 in BALL last 23 home games.
Head to Head:
  • NIU are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 meetings.
Quickchart Matchup
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Off vs  Ball State Ball State Def
Northern Illinois 400.4 yards
Ball State 494.4 yards
Northern Illinois 4.6 yards/rush
Ball State 5.6 yards/rush
Northern Illinois 6.6 yards/attempt
Ball State 10 yards/attempt
Ball State Ball State Off vs  Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Def
Ball State 329 yards
Northern Illinois 258.1 yards
Ball State 3.3 yards/rush
Northern Illinois 3.2 yards/rush
Ball State 6.3 yards/attempt
Northern Illinois 6.1 yards/attempt
Quarterbacks
Northern Illinois Yds Comp % Y/A TD/Int
Ethan Hampton 932 59.06 7.3 8/4
Josh Holst 316 53.97 5.0 0/0
Jalen Macon 50 57.14 7.1 0/0
Ball State Yds Comp % Y/A TD/Int
Kadin Semonza 1538 66.81 6.5 13/7
Aidan Leffler 6 33.33 1.0 0/0
Overall Stats | In Depth
Off Avg Yards Pass Rush Y/R Y/A
NIU
BALL		 23.4
25.1		 400.4
329.0		 185.4
223.3		 215.0
105.7		 4.6
3.3		 6.6
6.3
Def Avg Yards Pass Rush Y/R Y/A
NIU
BALL		 16.6
42.9		 258.1
494.4		 156.6
310.9		 101.6
183.6		 3.2
5.6		 6.1
10.0
ATS Records | In Depth
  W‑L ATS H A Grass Turf
NIU
BALL		 4‑3
2‑5		 3‑2‑2
4‑3‑0		 1‑2‑1
2‑0‑0		 2‑0‑1
2‑3‑0		 0‑0‑1
0‑1‑0		 3‑2‑1
4‑2‑0
Home/Away Stats | In Depth | Last 3 H/A
Off Avg Yards Pass Rush Y/R Y/A
NIU
BALL		 16.7
42.0		 315.0
416.5		 155.0
295.5		 160.0
121.0		 3.4
3.5		 6.6
8.0
Def Avg Yards Pass Rush Y/R Y/A
NIU
BALL		 15.0
39.5		 220.7
390.5		 123.3
261.0		 97.3
129.5		 3.3
4.1		 4.9
8.6
Last 3 Stats | In Depth
Off Avg Yards Pass Rush Y/R Y/A
NIU
BALL		 19.0
31.0		 357.0
357.0		 117.7
244.7		 239.3
112.3		 4.7
3.7		 4.6
7.4
Def Avg Yards Pass Rush Y/R Y/A
NIU
BALL		 13.3
34.7		 289.3
447.3		 171.0
311.0		 118.3
136.3		 3.4
3.8		 6.3
9.7
Injuries
Northern Illinois
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Ethan Hampton QB Que Sat - Undisclosed - 10/21/24 Hampton is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Ball State on Saturday.
Christopher Gore WR Que Sat - Undisclosed - 10/21/24 Gore is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Ball State on Saturday.
Evan Buss OL Que Sat - Undisclosed - 10/21/24 Buss is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Ball State on Saturday.
Jaylen Poe RB Que Sat - Undisclosed - 10/21/24 Poe is hampered by an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will play against Ball State on Saturday.
Jalen Johnson WR Que Sat - Undisclosed - 10/21/24 Johnson is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will play against Ball State on Saturday.
Kyle Thomas WR Que Sat - Undisclosed - 10/21/24 Thomas is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Ball State on Saturday.
Kenji Lewis WR Que Sat - Undisclosed - 10/21/24 Lewis is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Ball State on Saturday.
Devon Akers TE Que Sat - Undisclosed - 10/21/24 Akers missed the previous six matches due to an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Ball State on Saturday.
Jake Seibert K Que Sat - Undisclosed - 10/21/24 Seibert missed the previous six games due to an undisclosed injury, and it is uncertain if he will play against Ball State on Saturday.
Ball State
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Damon Kaylor OL Que Sat - Undisclosed - 10/21/24 Kaylor is managing an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will dress NIU on Saturday.
Trey Firestone WR Que Sat - Knee - 10/21/24 Firestone is hampered by a knee injury, and it is undetermined if he will be on field against Northern Illinois on Saturday.
Ty Robinson WR out for season - Leg - 10/14/24 Robinson is dealing with a leg injury, and he has been shut down for the remainder of the season.
Maximus Webster TE out for season - Undisclosed - 10/12/24 Webster is bothered by an undisclosed injury, and has been shut down for the remainder of the season.
Recent Meetings
Yard Margins
Date Away Home H Line ATS Tot Rus Pas
11/7/23 BALL 20 NIU 17 -9/43.5 L/U -14 12 -26
10/1/22 NIU 38 BALL 44 3.5/58 W/O -45 -254 209
11/10/21 BALL 29 NIU 30 3/59.5 W/U -103 35 -138
11/18/20 NIU 25 BALL 31 -14.5/59 L/U 3 89 -86
10/5/19 BALL 27 NIU 20 -4/55 L/U -120 87 -207
10/6/18 NIU 24 BALL 16 3/52.5 L/U 21 -96 117
11/9/17 BALL 17 NIU 63 -29.5/50.5 W/O -188 -139 -49
10/1/16 NIU 31 BALL 24 -3/57.5 L/U -226 -204 -22
10/10/15 BALL 41 NIU 59 -10.5/54.5 W/O -133 -163 30
11/5/14 NIU 35 BALL 21 3/62 L/U -78 -103 25
Northern Illinois Last 10
  Yard Margins
Date vs Score Line ATS Tot Rus Pas
10/19/24 TOL L 6-13 -3/43 L/U 106 48 58
10/12/24 @ BGSU W 17-7 3.5/46.5 W/U 73 63 10
10/5/24 MASS W 34-20 -14/41 P/O 24 252 -228
9/28/24 @ NCST L 17-24 7/46 P/U 108 58 50
9/21/24 BUFF L 20-23 -13/43 L/P 175 88 87
9/7/24 @ ND W 16-14 28/47.5 W/U 102 67 35
8/31/24 WIU W 54-15 -36.5/54.5 W/O 408 218 190
12/23/23 ARST W 21-19 2.5/53 W/U 70 88 -18
11/25/23 @ KENT W 37-27 -19.5/43.5 L/O 60 122 -62
11/14/23 WMU W 24-0 -4/57 W/U 180 263 -83
Ball State Last 10
  Yard Margins
Date vs Score Line ATS Tot Rus Pas
10/19/24 @ VAN L 14-24 27.5/57.5 W/U -152 -67 -85
10/12/24 @ KENT W 37-35 -3/57.5 L/O -55 124 -179
10/5/24 WMU L 42-45 10/58 W/O -64 -129 65
9/28/24 @ JMU L 7-63 22/56.5 L/O -272 -159 -113
9/21/24 @ CMU L 34-37 6.5/50.5 W/O -96 -189 93
9/14/24 @ MIA L 0-62 37/56 L/O -635 -237 -398
9/7/24 MOSU W 42-34 -3/51.5 W/O 116 112 4
11/25/23 M-OH L 15-17 5/35.5 W/U 149 228 -79
11/18/23 KENT W 34-3 -10.5/42.5 W/U 291 271 20
11/7/23 @ NIU W 20-17 9/43.5 W/U -14 12 -26
Abbreviations Legend