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Closing number

Spread
NIU +8.5
GAST -8.5
Open –
Total
Over 56.5
Under 56.5

Source: DraftKings.

NIU 14, GAST 35. GAST covered by 12.5, under by 7.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Georgia St
Northern Illinois 01 Georgia St

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Northern Illinois1 Georgia St
Georgia St -10.51
Rico Bosco 1u*Line -10.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 24 3:28 PM ET · Record 48-35 · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Northern Illinois LLWLL

ATSTotals
All games1-4 20%Small sample2-3 40% overSmall sample
Road1-2 33%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As underdog1-4 20%Small sample
Last 51-4 20%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Georgia State WWWWW

ATSTotals
All games5-0 100%Small sample3-2 60% overSmall sample
Home3-0 100%Small sample2-1 67% overSmall sample
As favorite3-0 100%Small sample
Last 55-0 100%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 26, 2026NIU 14, GAST 35GAST -8.5GAST covered56.5Under

Northern Illinois 0-1 ATS in these meetings. 1 meeting is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

NIUGAST
0-5Record4-1
1-4Against the spread5-0
2-3Over-under3-2
-5.4Avg cover margin+17.7
12.4Points per game39.4
34.6Points allowed19.0
4.52Yards per play6.66
290.8Yards per game468.6
3.00Rush yards per carry5.30
66.7Completion %66.9
30.9Third down %50.7
+3Turnover margin+0
18Sacks allowed2
46.2Penalty yards per game60.6

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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