The fans at Huskie Stadium will be treated to a high-scoring NCAAF football predictions week 12 shootout between the Ball State Cardinals (6-4, 4-2 MAC) and the Northern Illinois Huskies (7-3, 5-1 MAC) when they take their seats on Tuesday at 8:00pm ET for this showdown on ESPNU. Odds-makers currently have the Huskies listed as a 17½-point favorite versus the Cardinals, and while the game’s total has not yet been posted, it is expected to be quite high. In their last game, Ball State was a 33-31 winner on the road against Eastern Michigan, where they covered the 2–point spread as underdogs, while the combined score of 64 was profitable news for bettors who took the over. Northern Illinois won its last outing as well, but a little more comfortably. They won 45-14 against Bowling Green on November 8th, covering in that game as a 6-point NCAA football predictions favorite; while the 59 combined points took the game under the established point total.

After going 4-8 a year ago, the Cardinals are quietly having a solid season as they have officially become bowl eligible. Ball State is sitting in third place in the West division, just one game behind both Northern Illinois and Toledo and they have had three extra days to prepare for this week 12 NCAA football predictions showdown against the Huskies. After last playing on November 5th, that may very well affect the outcome of this game. The Huskies are certainly in great position to get back to the MAC title game a year after losing to Miami (Ohio) in the championship. Northern Illinois sits in a first-place tie with the Toledo Rockets thanks to a recent five-game winning streak heading into this one. They own the tiebreaker over Toledo after winning a 63-60 thriller two weeks ago. The Huskies extended their streak to five with a win at Bowling Green last week and will look to continue their success with a week 12 college football lines victory on Tuesday night.

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Northern Illinois ranks 11th in the country in total offense (486.2 yards/game), including 9th in rushing (250.4 yards/game). But they are just 97th in total defense (438.8 yards/game), allowing 190.5 yards on the ground and 248.3 through the air. Chandler Harnish is completing 62.9 percent of his passes for 2,256 yards with 20 touchdowns and only four interceptions. He also leads the team in rushing with 1,022 yards and nine scores, while Jasmin Hopkins (726 yards, 13 touchdowns) is second. In the end, Northern Illinois will have too many weapons for Ball State to handle and the Huskies will remain in first place after they put up another home win on Tuesday night. The NCAA football predictions lines for this game have NIU listed as 17-point favorites at Bodog Sportsbook and although I believe that they will put up a convincing victory, Ball State will hang around and cover on the road.

Week 12 College Football Lines at Bodog Sportsbook
Ball State Cardinals +17.5 (-115) vs Northern Illinois Huskies -17.5 (-105)