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

Teams

Northern Illinois

MAC · 2025

Lined games 2-9Final FBR rank #126 (best #87)Rankings →
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Records

2025All time
Straight up2-9 (18.2%)52-67 (43.7%)
Against the spread3-8-0 (27.3%)53-61-5 (46.5%)
Model bets on their games (ATS)6-1-0 (85.7%)45-48-4 (48.4%)
Model picked them (ATS)1-0-0 (100.0%)23-29-2 (44.2%)
Model faded them (ATS)5-1-0 (83.3%)22-19-2 (53.7%)
Model picked them (SU)1-1 (50.0%)32-24 (57.1%)
Model faded them (SU)8-1 (88.9%)37-17 (68.5%)

Game log

DateOpponentLocResultFBRCloseTierATS pickSU pick
Sep 5MarylandatL by 11-4.0-16.5LockNorthern Illinois +16.5 WMaryland W
Sep 20Mississippi StateatL by 28-24.5-22.0Mississippi State W
Sep 27San Diego StatevsL by 3-16.5-2.5LockSan Diego State -2.5 WSan Diego State W
Oct 4Miami (OH)vsL by 11-10.5-5.0BaseMiami (OH) -5.0 WMiami (OH) W
Oct 11Eastern MichiganatL by 6+4.0+2.5Northern Illinois L
Oct 18OhioatL by 27-14.0-10.5BaseOhio -10.5 WOhio W
Oct 25Ball StatevsW by 14-8.0+6.0LockBall State +6.0 LBall State L
Nov 5ToledoatL by 39-13.0-14.5Toledo W
Nov 12UMassatW by 42+12.5+11.5Northern Illinois W
Nov 18Western MichiganvsL by 16-16.5-6.5LockWestern Michigan -6.5 WWestern Michigan W
Nov 28Kent StatevsL by 4-7.0+5.5LockKent State +5.5 WKent State W

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