Kent State vs. N. Illinois Odds & Betting Predictions - November 28, 2025

You take out their blowout loss to Toledo, up 10-0 and then they gave up a 45-point run to close out the game. Outside of that, they’ve been competitive for six weeks. Beat the crap out of UMass, nipped Bowling Green, won the god damn Wagon Wheel in OT. Lost at Ball State by 4, and they left points on the board in a 12-point loss at Central MIchigan. Point being, this is a team giving their all. Dru Deshields has been a promising freshman, uneven, but when he’s locked in he can make big plays happen. And as I said earlier this year, I’ve never seen a guy make more throws running right at the line of scrimmage. Like a three point shooter who always knows where the stripe is, he can get so close without going over. And this NIU as a favorite. PASS. 11-25-1 under Hammock as a favorite against the spread. In those 37 games, 18 SU losses! Of teams with at least 20 games as a favorite, that’s the lowest win percentage. This NIU offense is brutal. If they don’t break the long run, they’re screwed. Because they have no consistency, line gets no real push, and QB play couldn’t be much worse. From a success rate perspective, they’re dead last 136th. They never found a replacement for Trayvon Rudolph. They’ve checked on the MAC, their heart isn’t in it anymore, they’re off to the Mountain West, kick ‘em in the ass on the way out the door Golden Flashes!