Wk 13 · 2026
UTEP Miners at Northern Illinois Huskies — Sat, Nov 28
Sat, Nov 28 ·
Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL
· MW+
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 89 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Mountain West · no games yet
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential NIU by 4.2
Mountain West · no games yet
What is at stake
A Mountain West game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
UTEP form
No completed games on record.
N Illinois form
No completed games on record.
UTEP this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
N Illinois this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 6
| Opponent | UTEP | N Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada Mountain West | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| San José St Mountain West | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| N Dakota St Mountain West | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Hawai'i Mountain West | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Wyoming Mountain West | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Air Force Mountain West | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
UTEP leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Skyler Locklear QB #9 | 117/211, 1418 YDS, 13 TD, 11 INT |
| Malachi Nelson QB #16 | 104/190, 1163 YDS, 8 TD, 9 INT | |
| Rushing | Ashten Emory RB #20 | 119 CAR, 569 YDS, 4 TD |
| Skyler Locklear QB #9 | 103 CAR, 396 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Hahsaun Wilson RB #14 | 46 CAR, 225 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Wondame Davis Jr. WR #7 | 25 REC, 604 YDS, 6 TD |
| Kenny Odom WR #18 | 62 REC, 582 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Eric Willis III WR #19 | 27 REC, 290 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Trevon Tate WR #15 | 22 REC, 235 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Micah Davey LB #48 | 131 |
| Jayden Wilson LB #10 | 92 | |
| Solo Barnes S #5 | 66 | |
| Sacks | Udoka Ezeani DL #6 | 5 |
| KD Johnson DT #7 | 3.5 | |
| Elijah Baldwin LB #32 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Solo Barnes S #5 | 2 |
| Xavier Smith S #2 | 1 | |
| Jayden Wilson LB #10 | 1 |
N Illinois leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Josh Holst QB #15 | 78/130, 689 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT |
| Brady Davidson QB #2 | 40/87, 384 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Chavon Wright RB #10 | 196 CAR, 875 YDS, 5 TD |
| Telly Johnson Jr. RB #45 | 124 CAR, 712 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jalen Macon QB #14 | 45 CAR, 216 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | DeAree Rogers WR #1 | 46 REC, 506 YDS, 3 TD |
| Gary Givens III WR #7 | 12 REC, 145 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rickey Taylor Jr. WR #3 | 9 REC, 134 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Telly Johnson Jr. RB #45 | 16 REC, 97 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Quinn Urwiler LB #32 | 141 |
| Filip Maciorowski LB #12 | 87 | |
| Jasper Beeler S #18 | 77 | |
| Sacks | Filip Maciorowski LB #12 | 2.5 |
| Roy Williams EDGE #97 | 2 | |
| Jay'shon Thomas DE #18 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Jasper Beeler S #18 | 3 |
| Muhammad Jammeh S #4 | 2 | |
| James Finley DB #29 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.