I am on Kent myself. Flashes have been improving all year, while the Huskies have been consistent. Eldelman and Jarvis have been fantastic lately. I know NIU has a solid D but kent has the momentum coming into this mathchup. NIU D is their strength and they have beaten teams Kent has lost to, line reflects that. Kent impressive over Miami & Temple while the loss to BG (best team in the east IMO) on the road is nothing to be ashamed of. Kent has some solid momentum to build on, like em outright.
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I'm not sure I agree that Kent is the more athletic team (in fact, I'd be more likely to say Northern Illinois is better across the board with the exception of quarterback), but I may be scared off of betting NIU because of the gut-wrenching way they lost week to Central Michigan. To fight all the way back with that balls-to-the-wall second half they played then lose in overtime, it's hard to predict how a team will respond to something like that.
The numbers I use suggest a NIU win in the neighborhood of 7-10 points. That's not hard to believe when Akron has only beaten 2 Division I opponents this season, but the unknown emotional factor makes me not want to play it.
What I might do is watch the first half for a possible 2H wager, depending on how each team looks.
The numbers I use suggest a NIU win in the neighborhood of 7-10 points. That's not hard to believe when Akron has only beaten 2 Division I opponents this season, but the unknown emotional factor makes me not want to play it.
What I might do is watch the first half for a possible 2H wager, depending on how each team looks.
