Northern Illinois at Buffalo Game Matchup
Buffalo's 2017 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Thu 8/31 Buffalo at Minnesota+23.051.0L 7 - 17
Sat 9/9 Buffalo at Army+15.553.5L 17 - 21
Sat 9/16 Buffalo vs Colgate-23.5W 33 - 10
Sat 9/23 Buffalo vs Florida Atlantic-2.059.0W 34 - 31
Sat 9/30 Buffalo at Kent State-7.541.0W 27 - 13
Sat 10/7 Buffalo vs Western Michigan+7.051.0L 68 - 71
Sat 10/14 Buffalo vs Northern Illinois+8.050.0L 13 - 14
Sat 10/21 Buffalo at Miami (OH)+3.047.0L 14 - 24
Sat 10/28 Buffalo at Akron-3.049.5L 20 - 21
BYE WEEK
Tue 11/7 Buffalo vs Bowling Green-7.061.0W 38 - 28
Thu 11/16 Buffalo at Ball State-18.554.5W 40 - 24
Fri 11/24 Buffalo vs Ohio+7.056.0W 31 - 24
NIU's OC vs BUFF's DC      BUFF's OC vs NIU's DC
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
NIU Offense1328.925.30%00000000%0%0%0%0%
BUFF Defense1224.829.70%00 - - - - - 0%0%0%0%0%
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
BUFF Offense1228.536.20%00000000%0%0%0%0%
NIU Defense132223.20%00 - - - - - 0%0%0%0%0%

 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
NIU Offense130%0%000000%0%0
BUFF Defense120%0% - - - - 00%0%0
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
BUFF Offense120%0%000000%0%0
NIU Defense130%0% - - - - 00%0%0

 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDsIntsPassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
NIU Offense130%0%000000000%0%0%0
BUFF Defense120%0% - - - - - - 000%0%0%0
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDsIntsPassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
BUFF Offense120%0%000000000%0%0%0
NIU Defense130%0% - - - - - - 000%0%0%0

 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Northern Illinois130:000NAN%0%0000000100
Buffalo120:000NAN%0%0000000100
Northern Illinois's Power Ratings
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Northern Illinois's SP+ Ratings
Northern Illinois's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.4 (#75)
Northern Illinois's Offense SP+ Rating: 21.0 (#111)
Northern Illinois's Defense SP+ Rating: 20.5 (#26)

Mid-American's Avg 2017 SP+ Rating: -7.4
Mid-American's Avg 2017 SP+ Offense Rating: 24.2
Mid-American's Avg 2017 SP+ Defense Rating: 30.8

Northern Illinois's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -6.7 (#85)
Northern Illinois's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -18.8 (#124)
Northern Illinois's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -7.1 (#98)

Northern Illinois's 2017 Expected Record: -
Power Ratings Matchup
Northern Illinois:    Buffalo: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Northern Illinois: -1.4   Buffalo: -11.2

Performance Ratings Matchup
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Buffalo's Power Ratings
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Buffalo's SP+ Ratings
Buffalo's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: -11.2 (#105)
Buffalo's Offense SP+ Rating: 24.9 (#92)
Buffalo's Defense SP+ Rating: 33.9 (#99)

Mid-American's Avg 2017 SP+ Rating: -7.4
Mid-American's Avg 2017 SP+ Offense Rating: 24.2
Mid-American's Avg 2017 SP+ Defense Rating: 30.8

Buffalo's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -15.1 (#117)
Buffalo's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -9.2 (#98)
Buffalo's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -9.5 (#104)

Buffalo's 2017 Expected Record: -
Northern Illinois Scoring
Offense: 28.9 PPG
Offense on Road: 25.3
Defense: 22 PPG
Defense on Road: 23.2

Northern Illinois's 2017 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 6 - 7 - 0
Record on Road: 3 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 3 - 5 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0

Northern Illinois Roster Talent
2017 Talent Rating: 373.99
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Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 347.77
Average Power Five Talent: 680.32
Average FBS Talent: 517.72
Projected Score
Northern Illinois 26.9
Buffalo 25.3

Projected Total Points: 52

Based on Entire Season
Northern Illinois
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Total Points:
Buffalo Scoring
Offense: 28.5 PPG
Offense at Home: 36.2
Defense: 24.8 PPG
Defense at Home: 29.7

Buffalo's 2017 Record
Record: 6 - 6
Record vs Spread: 8 - 4 - 0
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 5 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 5 - 1 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 3 - 0 - 0

Buffalo Roster Talent
2017 Talent Rating: 294.08
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Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 347.77
Average Power Five Talent: 680.32
Average FBS Talent: 517.72




YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreWinnerSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202111/17Buffalo27Northern Illinois33Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois -2Northern Illinois59.5Over
202011/04Northern Illinois30Buffalo49BuffaloBuffalo -14Buffalo53.0Over
201811/30Buffalo29Northern Illinois30Northern IllinoisBuffalo -3Northern Illinois51.0Over
201710/14Buffalo13Northern Illinois14Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois -8Buffalo50.0Under
201610/22Northern Illinois44Buffalo7Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois -20Northern Illinois61.0Under
201511/11Buffalo30Northern Illinois41Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois -5Northern Illinois55.5Over
201210/13Northern Illinois45Buffalo3Northern Illinois
201110/22Buffalo30Northern Illinois31Northern Illinois
201010/16Northern Illinois45Buffalo14Northern Illinois
200609/16Northern Illinois31Buffalo13Northern Illinois
200311/08Buffalo9Northern Illinois40Northern Illinois
200010/27Northern Illinois73Buffalo10Northern Illinois
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Buffalo124 Overs
Northern Illinois1142 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams5 - 72 - 41 - 11 - 3
Road Teams7 - 54 - 23 - 11 - 1
(#Team not found for the given year.) Northern Illinois Info
Northern Illinois has won 1 straight
Northern Illinois has lost 1 straight on the Road
Record on Road: 3 - 3 (3 - 3 - 0 vs Spread )

Northern Illinois is 3 - 1 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 29 - 15
Last 2 Road Games: 31 - 15


Northern Illinois Deficiencies
Northern Illinois has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate

Rematch from Week 7
Northern Illinois 8.0 (50.0)
Northern Illinois won at Buffalo this year (14-13)

Previous Matchups
Northern Illinois beat Buffalo in 2021 (33-27)

Weather Forecast
Playing in UB Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Depth Charts
Northern Illinois | Buffalo
(#Team not found for the given year.) Buffalo Info
Buffalo has lost 1 straight
Buffalo has lost 1 straight at Home
Record at home: 4 - 2 (5 - 1 - 0 vs Spread)

Buffalo is 3 - 1 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 29 - 33
Last 2 Home Games: 41 - 43

Buffalo is Undefeated vs Spread as Home Underdogs


Buffalo Deficiencies
Buffalo has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate



Northern Illinois's Head Coach
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Marcus Childers15226557%16741656.3
Daniel Santacaterina629764%712757.3
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Jordan Huff12774045.835
Marcus Childers14347353.332
Marcus Jones8335034.229
Tre Harbison5529035.325
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
Spencer Tears43528412.381
Christian Blake41442410.850
Chad Beebe28417114.973
D.J. Brown4236538.769
Buffalo's Head Coach
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Tyree Jackson14323760%20961238.8
Drew Anderson6610662%10391019.8
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Emmanuel Reed19984094.255
Theo Anderson9741924.345
Tyree Jackson4719744.275
Johnathan Hawkins3512713.614
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
Anthony Johnson7613561417.869
Kamathi Holsey32548117.172
K.J. Osborn35493414.154
Antonio Nunn15301120.157