Northern Illinois at Iowa Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Iowa by 44.46
TOTAL POINTS
50
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Northern Illinois
Iowa 
|
60
D-
|
Overall |
90
A-
|
|
61
D-
|
Power |
90
A-
|
|
61
D-
|
Offensive |
87
B+
|
|
60
D-
|
Defensive |
93
A-
|
|
82
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
83
B-
|
|
77
C+
|
SoS (Full Season) |
90
A-
|
|
60
D-
|
SoR (Current) |
90
A-
|
|
60
D-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
90
A-
|
RANKINGS
Northern Illinois
Iowa
| 137 #423 overall |
Overall | 32 #32 overall |
| 136 #166 overall |
Power | 32 #32 overall |
| 136 #168 overall |
Offensive | 44 #44 overall |
| 137 #176 overall |
Defensive | 21 #21 overall |
| 61 #61 overall |
SoS (Current) | 56 #56 overall |
| 79 #79 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 34 #34 overall |
Iowa#3299%
Northern Illinois#1371%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Iowa 99%, Northern Illinois 1% at Iowa.
Iowa's win probability against Northern Illinois is trending up — from 94% to 98% over the last 6 weeks.
Iowa's win probability against Northern Illinois has held at 98% over the last 6 weeks — this matchup has settled.
Iowa's win probability against Northern Illinois has held at 99% over the last 6 weeks — this matchup has settled.
Iowa favored
Northern Illinois favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Northern Illinois | Neutral | At Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 94% | 95% | 96% |
| Wk 1 | 88% | 91% | 93% |
| Wk 2 | 95% | 96% | 97% |
| Wk 3 | 94% | 96% | 97% |
| Wk 4 | 96% | 97% | 98% |
| Wk 5 | 97% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 6 | 96% | 97% | 98% |
| Wk 7 | 97% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 8 | 98% | 98% | 99% |
| Wk 9 | 98% | 98% | 99% |
RECORDS
Northern Illinois
Iowa
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
0-7 (0%) |
Overall |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
0-3 (0%) |
Home |
3-1 (75%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Away |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
0-6 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-2 (50%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-0 (100%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Northern Illinois
Iowa
| None | Best Win | #37 Michigan |
| #248 Hawai`i | Worst Loss | #34 Minnesota |
| None | Largest MOV | 55 pts vs #189 Northern Iowa |
| 40 pts vs #32 Iowa | Largest MOD | 17 pts vs #6 Ohio State |
OTHER STATISTICS
Northern Illinois
Iowa
| 15.1 | Points per Game | 28 |
| 38.6 | Points Against | 14.3 |
| 17.3 | Home PPG | 31.3 |
| 37.3 | Home PA | 11 |
| 13.5 | Away PPG | 23.7 |
| 39.5 | Away PA | 18.7 |
| 33-19 | Opponent Record | 25-24 |
| 120.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 116.3 |
| L 7 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 7 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northern Illinois
Iowa
| Oct 24 | vs Hawai`i (2-6) | L21-56 | Oct 24 | at Minnesota (5-2) | L10-13 |
| Oct 17 | at Wyoming (5-3) | L23-41 | Oct 9 | at Washington (4-3) | W41-24 |
| Oct 10 | vs Air Force (5-2) | L7-28 | Oct 3 | vs #6 Ohio State (6-1) | L14-31 |
| Sep 26 | at Georgia St (4-3) | L14-35 | Sep 26 | at Michigan (4-3) | W20-19 |
| Sep 19 | at #15 Arizona (6-1) | L17-42 | Sep 19 | vs Northern Iowa (3-4) | W55-0 |
| Sep 12 | vs Illinois St (6-2) | L24-28 | Sep 12 | vs Iowa St (3-4) | W16-13 |
| Sep 5 | at Iowa (5-2) | L0-40 | Sep 5 | vs Northern Illinois (0-7) | W40-0 |