UTEP Miners vs Northern Illinois Huskies prediction, odds and picks, November 27, 2026
UTEP at Northern Illinois: Bandwagon's model makes Northern Illinois a 64% favorite (Northern Illinois −5.5).
UTEP Miners vs Northern Illinois Huskies odds and win probability
Axle gives Northern Illinois a 64% chance to win, by about 6 points.
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Why Axle has Northern Illinois
All CFB ratings| UTEP | NIU | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1181 138th of 138 | 1208 136th of 138 |
| Last 5 games | 0-5 | 0-5 |
| Streak | L7 | L9 |
| Home field | No | Yes |
Blue marks the better side of each row. This line uses ratings from results and home advantage; last 5 results and streak are context only, not inputs.
How Axle's line has moved
Every stored line
| Stored | NIU win | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 10:43 PM ET | 64% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:43 PM ET | 64% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 5:03 AM ET | 64% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 5:04 AM ET | 64% | — |
UTEP Miners vs Northern Illinois Huskies prediction
Bandwagon's model makes the Huskies a 5.5-point favorite at home, with a 64% chance to win. The model total is 51.5. Ratings: Huskies 1208 (136th of 138), Miners 1181 (138th). The Huskies have won 0 of their last 5; the Miners 0 of their last 5.
Written from the numbers on this page by a template; nothing here is an opinion.
Form, head-to-head and injuries
Recent form
UTEP Miners
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors | L 14–17 | – | – | matchup | |
| at North Dakota State Bison | L 7–31 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs San José State Spartans | L 11–24 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Nevada Wolf Pack | L 13–30 | – | – | matchup | |
| at New Mexico Lobos | L 7–61 | – | – | matchup |
Northern Illinois Huskies
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at San José State Spartans | L 19–30 | – | – | matchup | |
| at UNLV Rebels | L 24–31 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors | L 21–56 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Wyoming Cowboys | L 23–41 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Air Force Falcons | L 7–28 | – | – | matchup |
Head-to-head
No earlier meeting in Bandwagon's results history.
Injuries
UTEP Miners: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
Northern Illinois Huskies: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
From the roster source's status flag only; no depth chart or game-time status.
Standings and ratings
All ratings- Miners– 9th · L7
- Miners rating1181 138th of 138, 8 games
- Huskies– 10th · L9
- Huskies rating1208 136th of 138, 8 games
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The bandwagon on each team
NCAA Division I FBS football · 9th · streak L7
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NCAA Division I FBS football · 10th · streak L9
No stances yet today on $NIU: the share of the crowd ▲ on the Northern Illinois Huskies bandwagon, fans and neutrals counted apart.
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How Axle makes this line
How this line is made
In NCAA Division I FBS football a line is made from the ratings and home advantage alone: a calibration layer using the other inputs did not beat rating-only out of sample here. Travel and time zones did not improve the line here; injuries and weather are collected but not yet measured.
Internal
- Ratings from results usedan Elo-style rating per team from every final score, with margin of victory · Bandwagon's stored results
- Home advantage usedthe league's home edge, none at a neutral site · Bandwagon's model constants, checked against results
- Schedule in the data, not usedrest days, back-to-back games and three games in four days · Bandwagon's stored fixtures
- Recent form in the data, not usedaverage margin over each side's last games this season · Bandwagon's stored results
External
- Injuries unavailable for this game · More than three days to kickoff; lists are used inside that windowplayers listed out or doubtful, weighted by their share of the team's playing time · Public injury lists and box scores
- Travel and time zones in the data, not useddistance and time-zone change from each side's last game to the venue · Wikidata coordinates, Open-Meteo time zones · read Oct 29, 10:31 PM UTC
- Weather unavailable for this game · No forecast stored before kickoffforecast wind, rain and temperature around kickoff at open-air venues · Open-Meteo forecasts
Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.
Model: Northern Illinois 64% to win. Projected score Northern Illinois 29, UTEP 23; spread Northern Illinois −5.5, total 51.5. UTEP Miners at Northern Illinois Huskies, Sat, Nov 28, 12:00 AM ET.