Jakobi Heady's 16 points helped Central Michigan defeat Northern Illinois 71-66 on Saturday. Heady also added nine rebounds for the Chippewas (8-9, 2-3 Mid-American Conference). Cayden Vasko scored 15 points and added five assists.

Brant Byers' 17 points off of the bench and Miami (Ohio) beat Northern Illinois 84-69 on Tuesday night for its sixth straight victory.

Central Michigan Chippewas (7-9, 1-3 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (4-12, 0-4 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chippewas -9.5; over/under is 140 BOTTOM LINE: Central Michigan faces Northern Illinois after Ugnius Jarusevicius scored 23 points in Central Michigan's 82-63 win against the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

Northern Illinois averages 8.9 made 3-pointers per game, 1.0 more made shot than the 7.9 per game Central Michigan gives up. Central Michigan has shot at a 45.1% rate from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points below the 45.2% shooting opponents of Northern Illinois have averaged.

Area students attending Northern Illinois University have been named to Northern Illinois University’s fall 2024 Dean’s List.

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois hosts Miami (OH) after Quentin Jones scored 25 points in Northern Illinois' 108-70 loss to the Ohio Bobcats. The Huskies are 4-2 on their home court. Northern Illinois is 4-9 in games decided by 10 or more points.

DEKALB, Ill. — Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026. The Huskies will go from the Midwest-based Mid-American Conference to a league in ...

Miami men's basketball took its fourth-straight victory against Northern Illinois, marking the first time since 2005-06 that the RedHawks are 4-0 in MAC play.

Miami men's basketball is on the road tonight against Northern Illinois. The RedHawks hold a 3-0 start to Mid-American Conference play for the first time since the 2005-06 season and are looking to keep their winning streak going.

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois hosts Miami (OH) after Quentin Jones scored 25 points in Northern Illinois' 108-70 loss to the Ohio Bobcats. The Huskies are 4-2 in home games. Northern Illinois averages 11.1 turnovers per game and is 3-6 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

Dekalb, Ill. — Jakobi Heady's 16 points helped Central Michigan defeat Northern Illinois, 71-66, on Saturday. Heady also added nine rebounds for the Chippewas (8-9, 2-3 Mid-American Conference). Cayden Vasko had 15 points and five assists. Anthony Pritchard added 13 points, six rebounds, nine assists, and three steals.

According to the drought monitor map, much of northern Illinois is in a moderate drought. “This is an awful time of the year for monitoring drought because it’s winter,” Ford said. “The drought we’re experiencing is mainly a result of an extremely dry September and October.” It was dry in a lot of Illinois last spring.