Ball St at N Illinois: Stat Splits

Saturday Oct 25, 2025 3:30 pm - DeKalb, IL
Odds: Northern Illinois by 6.5, Total Points: 42.5

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Scoring & Yardage (Last Season)

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat BALL adv NIU BALL adv NIU BALL adv NIU
Avg Score Margin -15.7 -8.1 -21.7 +7.3 -26.0 -4.0
Points/Game 14.2 16.9 14.0 31.7 9.7 17.6
Opp Points/Game 29.9 25.0 35.7 24.3 35.7 21.6
First Downs/Game 14.2 14.8 15.3 18.7 13.0 14.4
Yards/Game 258.8 286.7 280.0 339.7 236.1 271.0
Opp Yards/Game 407.6 370.2 414.0 364.3 432.6 347.8

Offensive Efficiency (Last Season)

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat BALL adv NIU BALL adv NIU BALL adv NIU
Plays/Game 66.1 62.9 71.7 63.7 64.7 62.0
Rush Play % 57.22% 65.46% 55.81% 81.68% 56.95% 71.61%
Pass Play % 42.78% 34.54% 44.19% 18.32% 43.05% 28.39%
Yards/Play 3.9 4.6 3.9 5.3 3.6 4.4
Yards/Rush 3.1 4.6 3.1 5.1 2.5 4.6
Yards/Pass 6.0 4.9 6.0 6.7 6.3 4.2
Points/Play 0.215 0.269 0.195 0.497 0.150 0.284
3D Conversion % 31.29% 32.05% 36.96% 35.14% 28.28% 35.21%
RZ Scoring % 69.23% 76.00% 60.00% 90.91% 66.67% 90.91%

Defensive Efficiency (Last Season)

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat BALL adv NIU BALL adv NIU BALL adv NIU
Opp Plays/Game 67.5 68.3 64.7 65.0 66.1 68.4
Opp Rush Play % 55.99% 60.05% 57.73% 61.54% 58.53% 67.84%
Opp Pass Play % 44.01% 39.95% 42.27% 38.46% 41.47% 32.16%
Opp Yards/Play 6.0 5.4 6.4 5.6 6.5 5.1
Opp Yards/Rush 4.9 4.7 5.1 5.5 5.5 4.7
Opp Yards/Pass 8.0 6.7 8.4 6.0 8.4 6.5
Opp Points/Play 0.443 0.366 0.552 0.374 0.540 0.316
Opp 3D Conv % 41.55% 45.03% 41.67% 45.71% 44.94% 42.65%
Opp RZ Scoring % 82.05% 86.36% 87.50% 90.00% 84.62% 84.21%

Turnovers, Penalties & TOP (Last Season)

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat BALL adv NIU BALL adv NIU BALL adv NIU
TO Margin/Game -0.1 +0.2 -0.3 +1.0 -0.4 +0.2
Opp Int Thrown % 2.91% 2.78% 5.00% 2.74% 2.19% 5.88%
Fumble Rec % 39.29% 45.00% 44.44% 80.00% 41.67% 46.15%
Penalties/Game 4.5 4.1 5.3 2.7 4.7 4.4
Opp Penalties/Game 6.3 6.2 7.0 3.0 5.3 4.4
TOP % (excl OT) 50.49% 48.07% 51.86% 50.95% 50.01% 46.04%