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Lock of the Century Eleven seasons. Seventy-seven methods. One ladder.

Teams

Northern Illinois

Mountain West · 2026

Lined games 0-5Final FBR rank #132 (best #90)Rankings →
#1#137Week -1 · Aug 23: #92Week 0 · Aug 30: #90Week 1 · Sep 6: #98Week 1 · Sep 8: #102Week 2 · Sep 13: #126Week 3 · Sep 20: #134Week 4 · Sep 27: #135Week 5 · Oct 4: #129Week 6 · Oct 11: #131Week 7 · Oct 18: #132#132

Records

2026All time
Straight up0-5 (0.0%)52-72 (41.9%)
Against the spread2-4-0 (33.3%)55-65-5 (45.8%)
Model bets on their games (ATS)4-1-0 (80.0%)49-49-4 (50.0%)
Model picked them (ATS)1-1-0 (50.0%)24-30-2 (44.4%)
Model faded them (ATS)3-0-0 (100.0%)25-19-2 (56.8%)
Model picked them (SU)—32-24 (57.1%)
Model faded them (SU)5-1 (83.3%)42-18 (70.0%)

Game log

DateOpponentLocResultFBRCloseTierATS pickSU pick
Sep 5IowaatL by 40-2.0-31.5MillenniumNorthern Illinois +31.5 LIowa W
Sep 19ArizonaatL by 25-12.5-33.5MillenniumNorthern Illinois +33.5 WArizona W
Sep 26Georgia StateatL by 21-13.5-8.5BaseGeorgia State -8.5 WGeorgia State W
Oct 10Air ForcevsL by 21-11.5-7.0BaseAir Force -7.0 WAir Force W
Oct 17WyomingatL by 18-13.5-7.0BaseWyoming -7.0 WWyoming W
Oct 24HawaiivsT-3.5-4.5——Hawaii

FBR and Close are shown from Northern Illinois’s perspective: + = Northern Illinois favored.