Vanderbilt at Northern Illinois 9/17/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Vanderbilt Commodores will go back on the road this week to DeKalb Illinois to take on the Northern Illinois Huskies. Vanderbilt comes into their fourth game of the season following a 20 point blowout home loss against Wake Forest. Defensively Vanderbilt was obliterated as Wake Forest totaled 451 yards including 300 yards through the air to score 45 points in the game.

Offensively Vanderbilt struggled failing to bust 300 yards of offense and turn the ball over three times in the last. The Commodores used two different quarterbacks in the game combining to complete 16 of 26 passes for 181 yards and two scores. Re’Mahn Davis led the way for the Vanderbilt offense with 87 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries. Catch all the winning picks with our free college football previews.

The Northern Illinois Huskies return home this week following their first loss of the season against Tulsa on Saturday. Defensively Northern Illinois struggled allowing 429 yards of offense and 38 points including 14 in the fourth quarter leading to the loss.

Offensively Northern Illinois played well totaling 259 yards of offense scored 35 points in the game including 28 the 2nd half. Rocky Lombardi led the way for Northern Illinois completing 18 of 31 passes for 259 yards and three scores, while running the ball two times for six yards and one touchdown as well. Cole Tucker led all receivers for Northern Illinois with 123 yards and one score on seven catches.