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Week 1 • August 30, 2025, 07:30 PM UTC
Holy Cross @ Northern Illinois
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -20.8
17 FINAL 19
0-0
MAC
Power Rank: -15.4

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Northern Illinois defeated Holy Cross 19–17 in a nail-biter.

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General Information

Week: Week 1
Kick Off (at stadium): 02:30 PM CDT
Stadium: Huskie Stadium
Capacity: 28,211
Elevation: 896 ft
HFA Rating: 1.8
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Northern Illinois +5.4
Prediction Markets Northern Illinois 50% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

21.3°F

Wind Chill: 11.2°F
Wind: 8.9 mph NNW
Gusts: 15.2 mph
Precipitation: 0.05"
Humidity: 88%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 51%

Travel & Rest

Holy Cross (Away)

This Week: 871.2 miles
Last Week: 1742.3 miles
Season Total: 2613.5 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: No Prior

Northern Illinois (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 0.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:30
Rest Days: No Prior

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Betting Information
Current Line —
Total Points —
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Holy Cross -20.8
Northern Illinois -15.4
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 871 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest —
HFA: Huskie Stadium
Capacity 28,211
Elevation 896 ft
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Temperature 21.3°F
Wind Speed 8.9 mph
Your Line Northern Illinois +5.4
Implied Value —

What are the key factors for Holy Cross vs Northern Illinois?

Holy Cross: Key Factors

Northern Illinois: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Holy Cross travels 871 miles to this game, a significant road trip.

Holy Cross arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

Northern Illinois won by 2 in a nail-biter.

Does weather affect this game at Huskie Stadium?

At 21.3°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Precipitation chance is 81%, pointing to a wet-field game. High precip probability increases fumble risk and typically compresses both team totals.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Holy Cross and Northern Illinois compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Northern Illinois (-15.4) over Holy Cross (-20.8) by 5.4 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Northern Illinois brings a modest home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 1.8). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

Where can I find more data on Holy Cross and Northern Illinois?

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Northern Illinois won this game.