Northwestern vs Howard Prediction Game Preview

Northwestern vs Howard How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 7
Game Time: 3:00 ET
Venue: Ryan Field, Evanston, IL
How To Watch: BTN
2023 Record: Howard (2-2), Northwestern (2-3)
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Northwestern vs Howard Game Preview

Why Howard Will Win

The Bison will move the chains.

They were able to hang around with Eastern Michigan thanks to a decent short passing game and thanks to a defense that didn’t allow anything to consistently happen through the air.

They’re going to put up points on Northwestern, and they’ll take advantage of every mistakes. They’re not going to beat themselves with turnovers and lots of penalties, but …

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Why Northwestern Will Win

Yeah, Howard will keep things moving, but the defense won’t get into the Northwestern backfield.

For all the good things the Bison do, they’re going to struggle against the run as long as the Wildcats establish the ground game from the start. That’s easier said than done, but that’s what this game is for.

The Northwestern running game has been - to be kind - limited. It rocked against UTEP and had a few moments against Duke, but it’s averaging under three yards per carry. This is the game to get moving before having Nebraska, but …

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Northwestern vs Howard Who Will Win

Northwestern has lost two of its last three games against FCS programs.

Howard will put a few points on the board to make it a bit of a game, but Northwestern will do a lot of bending without breaking. The Big Ten team will go Big Ten in the second half - the short passing game will take over - but this won’t be a light and breezy scrimmage.

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Northwestern vs Howard Prediction, Line

Northwestern 37, Howard 16
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ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING
Northwestern vs Howard Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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