Published October 25, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
Preview
The Northern Illinois Huskies visit the UNLV Rebels in college football on Saturday, October 31, with kickoff at 10:30 p.m. ET. The model strongly favors the home side, while the teams arrive with contrasting recent results.
What the model expects
The model gives the UNLV Rebels 88% to win and the Northern Illinois Huskies 12%. Its likelier result is a UNLV Rebels win. These are estimates, not certainties.
The projection is 33 points for the UNLV Rebels and 17.8 for the Northern Illinois Huskies, with 50.8 points in all. The projected margin is the UNLV Rebels by 15.2 points.
Records and recent results
The UNLV Rebels are 4-3 this season, with 169 points scored and 166 allowed in 7 games. The Northern Illinois Huskies are 0-7, with 106 points scored and 270 allowed in 7 games; the UNLV Rebels have the better record.
The UNLV Rebels lost 41-31 on the road to the Air Force Falcons on October 17, and before that beat the North Dakota State Bison 13-7 at home on October 10 and beat the California Golden Bears 39-31 at home on October 3. The Northern Illinois Huskies lost 56-21 at home to the Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors on October 24, and before that lost 41-23 on the road to the Wyoming Cowboys on October 17 and lost 28-7 at home to the Air Force Falcons on October 10.