Northern Illinois dominated from start to finish in a 45-3 victory. Jalen Macon won his first start of the year at quarterback with 98 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, and a 3-of-4 showing in the passing game for 73 yards and another touchdown.

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Marcus Banks scored 26 points as UMass beat Le Moyne 94-80 on Thursday.

Teams at the bottom of the MAC standings will collide on Wednesday as the UMass Minutemen host the Northern Illinois Huskies. Massachusetts

All-Time Series: NIU is 3-0, winning the last meeting 34-20 in 2024.

Preview the Nov. 12 matchup between Northern Illinois and UMass, including betting odds, trends, and game information.

Northern Illinois blocked a UMass punt to start its first drive of the game at the UMass 25-yard line, but the Minutemen defense held the Huskies to a field goal. The Huskies then went up 10 following a 13-yard touchdown run by Jalen Macon at 4:53 of the first quarter.

Our NIU vs. UMass predictions, odds and college football picks for Wednesday, November 12 expect the 43.5 total to be generously high for these two teams.

UMass hosts the Le Moyne Dolphins after Leonardo Bettiol scored 23 points in UMass' 83-62 win against the Albany (NY) Great Danes.

After being routed, 6-2, by Maine, UMass answered with a 4-0 win over the Black Bears the next night to improve to 7-4-0.

The No. 18 Boston College Eagles (4-4-1, 2-2-0 HE) men’s hockey team is getting ready for a Top 20 showdown with the No. 12 UMass Minutemen (7-4, 1-2 HE) this weekend. Boston College will enter the series with some momentum as it is coming off a series sweep of the Vermont Catamounts this past weekend.