UTEP at Northern Illinois Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Northern Illinois by 2.7
TOTAL POINTS
55
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Northern Illinois
UTEP 
|
60
D-
|
Overall |
61
D-
|
|
61
D-
|
Power |
60
D-
|
|
61
D-
|
Offensive |
60
D-
|
|
60
D-
|
Defensive |
61
D-
|
|
82
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
76
C
|
|
77
C+
|
SoS (Full Season) |
71
C-
|
|
60
D-
|
SoR (Current) |
63
D-
|
|
60
D-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
61
D-
|
RANKINGS
Northern Illinois
UTEP
| 137 #423 overall |
Overall | 133 #299 overall |
| 136 #166 overall |
Power | 137 #167 overall |
| 136 #168 overall |
Offensive | 137 #170 overall |
| 137 #176 overall |
Defensive | 136 #169 overall |
| 61 #61 overall |
SoS (Current) | 82 #82 overall |
| 79 #79 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 99 #99 overall |
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UTEP#13344%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Northern Illinois 56%, UTEP 44% at Northern Illinois.
Northern Illinois' win probability against UTEP has swung between 44% and 68% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 44% now.
Northern Illinois' win probability against UTEP has swung between 50% and 73% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 50% now.
Northern Illinois' win probability against UTEP has swung between 56% and 78% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 56% now.
Northern Illinois favored
UTEP favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At UTEP | Neutral | At Northern Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 52% | 58% | 64% |
| Wk 1 | 50% | 57% | 63% |
| Wk 2 | 53% | 59% | 65% |
| Wk 3 | 49% | 55% | 61% |
| Wk 4 | 56% | 62% | 68% |
| Wk 5 | 53% | 59% | 65% |
| Wk 6 | 68% | 73% | 78% |
| Wk 7 | 60% | 66% | 72% |
| Wk 8 | 57% | 63% | 69% |
| Wk 9 | 44% | 50% | 56% |
RECORDS
Northern Illinois
UTEP
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
0-7 (0%) |
Overall |
1-6 (14.3%) |
|
0-3 (0%) |
Home |
1-3 (25%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Away |
0-3 (0%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
0-6 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
0-5 (0%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
1-1 (50%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Last 5 Games |
0-5 (0%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Northern Illinois
UTEP
| None | Best Win | #474 Texas Southern |
| #248 Hawai`i | Worst Loss | #168 San Jose St |
| None | Largest MOV | 41 pts vs #474 Texas Southern |
| 40 pts vs #32 Iowa | Largest MOD | 54 pts vs #41 New Mexico |
OTHER STATISTICS
Northern Illinois
UTEP
| 15.1 | Points per Game | 15.1 |
| 38.6 | Points Against | 37.3 |
| 17.3 | Home PPG | 20.5 |
| 37.3 | Home PA | 24.3 |
| 13.5 | Away PPG | 8 |
| 39.5 | Away PA | 54.7 |
| 33-19 | Opponent Record | 28-22 |
| 120.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 133.3 |
| L 7 | Longest Streak | L 5 |
| L 7 | Current Streak | L 5 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northern Illinois
UTEP
| Oct 24 | vs Hawai`i (2-6) | L21-56 | Oct 17 | vs San Jose St (4-4) | L11-24 |
| Oct 17 | at Wyoming (5-3) | L23-41 | Oct 10 | vs Nevada (3-4) | L13-30 |
| Oct 10 | vs Air Force (5-2) | L7-28 | Oct 3 | at New Mexico (6-1) | L7-61 |
| Sep 26 | at Georgia St (4-3) | L14-35 | Sep 26 | vs Oregon St (5-2) | L7-33 |
| Sep 19 | at #15 Arizona (6-1) | L17-42 | Sep 19 | at Michigan (4-3) | L17-52 |
| Sep 12 | vs Illinois St (6-2) | L24-28 | Sep 12 | vs Texas Southern (2-5) | W51-10 |
| Sep 5 | at Iowa (5-2) | L0-40 | Sep 4 | at #19 Oklahoma (4-3) | L0-51 |