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The NIU Huskies (1-1) will take on the Michigan Wolverines (2-0) in week 3 of NCAAF action at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Northern Illinois will try to win here after losing their recent match to the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday. The Huskies are in 3rd place in the MAC West Division with a 1-1 overall standing after losing their first home contest and winning a road game. Northern Illinois beat the Yellow Jackets by just a point lead in the opener at 22-21 on September 4 but lost to the Wyoming Cowboys in week 2 at 43-50 on Saturday. The Huskies fell behind the Cowboys at 22-42 in the 3rd quarter and exploded in the 4th with 21 points but failed to stop Wyoming resulting in their 7-point loss. Northern Illinois finished a total of 477 yards with 233 passing and 244 rushing yards for 6.4 yards per play.

NIU QB Rocky Lombardi completed 53% of his 36 pass attempts for 233 yards with one TD scored but intercepted once in the loss. RB Harrison Waylee led the running game with 26 attempted rushes for 179 yards and landed 2 TDs while RB Clint Ratkovich added 3 TDs in rushing for 63 yards with 6 carries. WR Cole Tucker grabbed 6 passes for 72 yards and WR Trayvon Rudolph added two catches for 65 yards with one TD in leading the receiving group. Safety CJ Brown controlled the backfield for the Huskies with 7 solo and 3 assisted tackles.

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NIU Huskies vs Michigan Wolverines Predictions 9/18/2021

The Michigan Wolverines will try to snatch a 3-0 record after they won their first two outings with an average of 39 points per game. Michigan took 6th place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2-0 overall standing after winning two home contests. The Wolverines shut down the Western Michigan Broncos in the opening match at 47-14 last September 4 and beat the Washington Huskies in their week 2 face-off at 31-10 on Saturday. The Michigan Wolverines dominated Washington in the running game with 343 rushing yards but struggled in their passing at 44 yards for a total of 387 offensive yards and an average of 5.5 yards per play.

QB Cade McNamara had difficulties in his passing with only 47% completion for 44 yards but with zero interception. In leading the running game, RB Blake Corum attempted 21 rushes for 171 yards and landed three touchdowns for the Wolverines. WR Cornelius Johnson hauled down one pass for 33 yards while Corum added three receptions for 11 yards in the winning effort. DB Vincent Gray led RB Hassan Haskins added one touchdown for 155 rushing the defensive line with 5 solo and 1 assisted tackle while DE Aidan Hutchinson added 2.5 sacks with 4 total tackles in augmenting the backfield for Michigan.

NIU Huskies vs. Michigan Wolverines. The NCAAF Pick for this outing is Michigan -24. The Huskies struggled after allowing 50 points to the Cowboys last time out and NIU will be facing the Wolverines with a lethal rushing offense that can penetrate the backfield of their opponents. Michigan RB Blake Corum rushed for 170 yards penetrating the tough defense of the Huskies. The predictions: The Michigan Wolverines will win at 41-14.

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