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NIU Huskies vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field has a Week 1 contest on tap for Saturday as the NIU Huskies and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets play their season openers.
Oddsmakers opened the Yellow Jackets as -13.5-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total opened at 58.5.
Georgia Tech was a 34-20 loser in its last match at home against Panthers. They failed to cover the +7-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 54 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
In their last action, NIU was a 41-33 loser on the road against Eagles. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (74) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
NIU:
Team record: 0-6 SU,2-4 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Northern Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Northern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Northern Illinois's last 13 games
Georgia Tech:
Team record: 3-7 SU,4-6 ATS
Georgia Tech is 7-17-1 ATS in its last 25 games
Georgia Tech is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Georgia Tech's last 9 games
Next up:
NIU home to Wyoming Saturday, September 11
Georgia Tech home to Kennesaw State Saturday, September 11