Northern Illinois vs Buffalo 11/30/18 - College Football Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the Northern Illinois Huskies visit Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan to play the Buffalo Bulls in the Mid-American Conference championship game. NIU finished the regular season with a 28-21 loss to Western Michigan last Tuesday. The Huskies ended the season 7-5 overall and 6-2 in MAC play winning the West division of the conference.

Buffalo won its final game of the regular season last Friday with a 44-14 victory over Bowling Green clinching the East division of the MAC and earning a spot in Friday’s conference championship game. Tyree Jackson threw one touchdown pass and the Bulls added four rushing touchdowns in the victory. Huskies quarterback Marcus Childers has thrown of 1,696 yards, 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions. The top running back for the Huskies is Tre Harbison with 950 yards rushing and four touchdowns, while the top receiver is Jauan Wesley with 47 receptions for 543 yard and two touchdowns.

Tyree Jackson has 2,605 yards passing, 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions as the starting quarterback for Buffalo. The leading rusher is Jaret Patterson with 874 yards and 12 touchdowns while Kevin Marks has 733 yards on the ground and 11 touchdowns. The leading receiver is Anthony Johnson with 820 yards receiving and nine touchdowns.