Northern Illinois at Ball State 10/1/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

By: Tony G |

Last Updated: 09/30/2022 at 7:01 PM ET

Northern Illinois will travel on the road to face off against the Ball State Cardinals on Saturday for a scheduled kickoff time of 2:00 PM Eastern. This game will be available on ESPN plus. Northern Illinois comes into this game with a record on the season of only one win, with three losses. Northern Illinois was victorious in their first game against Eastern Illinois by the score of 34-27. The last three games were all defeats coming against #8 Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and on the road against Tulsa in all very close games.

Ball State comes into this game with a record on the season of 1 win, three losses. Ball State has three losses against Western Michigan by the score of 37-30, on the road against Tennessee, and on the road against Georgia Southern by the score of 34-23. The only victory for Ball State came against Murray state, a division two school. 

Rocky Lombardi is the team leader for Northern Illinois in passing with 530 yards on the season and a total QBR of 77.0%. Rocky Lombardi has passed four or five touchdowns and only one interception this season. Lombardi also has a completion percentage of 65%.

John Paddock is the team leader for Ball State in passing with 1135 yards on the season and a total QBR of 46.3%, to go along with eight touchdowns thrown on the season and four interceptions for the junior from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. 

Both teams in this matchup have kept close games against extremely decent top ranked opponents which is why we see the safe bet in this matchup being the over of 60. Both teams are allowing over 30 points per game on defense. Final Score Prediction: Northern Illinois is victorious by the score of 37-35.

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