The Vanderbilt University Commodores (2-1, 1-0 Away) are on the road to face the Northern Illinois University Huskies (1-1, 1-0 Home) at Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium on Saturday. The Huskies are 2.5-point favorites, and the total is 58.5. Vanderbilt (2-1, 1-0 Away) is coming off a tough 45-25 loss to No. 23 Wake Forest at FirstBank Stadium last Saturday. AJ Swann threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns. Ray Davis ran 18 times for 87 yards and a touchdown. Jayden McGowan caught three passes for 56 yards. Northern Illinois (1-1, 1-0 Home) lost 38-35 to Tulsa at Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium last Saturday. Rocky Lombardi was 18 of 31 for 259 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception. Antario Brown carried 20 times for 73 yards and a touchdown. Cole Tucker also scored once. He hauled in seven receptions for 123 yards.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The teams are meeting in the regular season for the first time since September 2019, a 24-18 win for the Commodores.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Commodores are averaging 43.3 points per game so far this season, 31st in FBS, and they are facing a Huskies defense that has surrendered 32.5 PPG (103rd). Meanwhile, Northern Illinois has scored 34.5 points a game this season, 59th in the country, and Vanderbilt is allowing 28.7 PPG (88th).The Commodores rank 92nd in the nation in passing yards per game (207.7) and 23rd in rushing (232.0). Look for them to take advantage through the air, as the Huskies are 119th in the nation in passing yards allowed per game (299.0). Against the run, Northern Illinois is 75th (136.0).Northern Illinois is 78th in the country in passing yards per game (225.5) and 73rd in rushing (156.5). Vanderbilt’s defense has been most beatable through the air, as the Commodores are 118th in the nation in passing yards allowed per game (297.7). Against the run, the Commodores are 78th (137.0).
TOP PERFORMERS
Through three games, Mike Wright has thrown for six touchdowns (1 INT) and 142.0 yards per game to lead Vanderbilt in passing. In one previous away game this season, he had two TDs and 146 yards passing. Davis leads the team in rushing with an average of 89.7 yards a game over three games. He has two touchdowns on the ground. McGowan is the Commodores’ leading receiver with 67.0 yards a game and one TD. Lombardi has four passing touchdowns (1 INT) with 225.5 yards per game through two games to lead Northern Illinois. In one previous home game this season, he threw for one TD and 192 yards. Brown has been the home team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 71.5 yards a game through two games. He has two touchdowns. Tucker has been the primary target in the Huskies’ passing game. He has one touchdown and a 95.0 yard per game average through two appearances.
SportsTips’ College Football Pick:
Vanderbilt (+115)
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