The Northern Illinois Huskies look to capture the Mallory Cup for the first time when they host the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks in a MACtion contest on Wednesday. Northern Illinois (3-7, 2-4 MAC) lost the first two battles for the trophy that was created to honor the late Bill Mallory, who coached both programs to conference championships during his career. The Huskies are coming off a 24-21 victory at Western Michigan, while Miami (4-6, 2-4) suffered a 37-21 loss against Ohio in its last outing.

Kickoff at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Ill. is set for 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. The Huskies are 1-point favorites in the latest Northern Illinois vs. Miami odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 44.5. Before making any Miami vs. Northern Illinois picks or college football predictions, you NEED to see the predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The model knows Northern Illinois received a strong performance from its defense last week as it registered six sacks, the team's highest amount since Nov. 20, 2018 - also against Western Michigan. Jaiden Credle made quite an impression in his first career start, rushing 36 times for 136 yards and a touchdown. In his first three outings for the Huskies, the freshman made a total of eight carries for 28 yards.

The model also knows Miami is 10-9 in the all-time series after winning the Mallory Cup in both 2018 and 2019. Junior quarterback Brett Gabbert played well in last week's loss to Ohio, completing 20-of-26 pass attempts for 244 yards and three touchdowns. Senior wideout Mac Hippenhammer hauled in all three scoring passes and finished with eight catches for 107 yards.

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