Northern Illinois at Arizona
Scheduled matchup · saved model output · projection basis: Current SP+ (captured 2026-09-17). The home win estimate is a logistic conversion of the projected margin, not an independently fitted win-probability forecast. Its conversion scale was calibrated on the 2025 model’s historical games. Market lines may have moved since this snapshot. Return to this week.
Model vs market
Pick status
PICK: Northern Illinois +34.5 — bucket 3-7, backtested hit rate 51%
LINE MOVEMENT (HOME SPREAD, OPEN → CLOSE)
DraftKings -35.5 → -34.5 · total 49.5 → 49.5
Bovada -34.5 → -34.5 · total 50 → 50
Descriptive only. Across 3,306 games (2016–2025), betting the side the line moved toward hit 50.5% at the close — movement is already priced in by kickoff.
Arizona
NET RATING -0.0 · 1 rated weeks · Big 12
Northern Illinois
NET RATING -0.0 · 2 rated weeks · Mountain West
Model output, not betting advice. Historical hit rates are small-sample backtests; several edge buckets lose money at -110. Flat units only.