In the matchup, the scale favors Ohio, but both teams are similar in the MAC standings. With a win, Northern Illinois would tie Ohio for the lead in the MAC West standings. Expect Northern Illinois to come out swinging to try and get back in the win column while also jumping up in the MAC standings at the same time.

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) (AP) - AJ Clayton's 31 points led Ohio over Northern Illinois 108-70 on Saturday. Clayton shot 10 of 12 from the field, including 9 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the line for the Bobcats (9-6, 3-0 Mid-American Conference).

Northern Illinois Huskies (4-10, 0-2 MAC) at Ohio Bobcats (8-6, 2-0 MAC) Athens, Ohio; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -20.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois takes on Ohio after James Dent Jr. scored 21 points in ...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) Brant Byers' 17 points off of the bench and Miami (Ohio) beat Northern Illinois 84-69 on Tuesday night for its sixth straight victory. Byers shot 5 for 7 from beyond the arc for the RedHawks (12-4, 4-0 Mid-American Conference).

Ohio State won four games in a row to win the College Football Playoff, it is not the sport's longest.

The Horizon League got a massive boost when Butler made back-to-back NCAA championship game appearances in 2010 and 2011. Oakland was the most recent Horizon League team to make a tournament splash, upsetting Kentucky in the first round of last year’s tournament before falling to North Carolina State in overtime in the second round.

ATHENS, Ohio -- — -- — AJ Clayton's 31 points led Ohio over Northern Illinois 108-70 on Saturday. Clayton shot 10 of 12 from the field, including 9 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 ...

DEKALB, Ill. -- — Brant Byers' 17 points off of the bench and Miami (Ohio) beat Northern Illinois 84-69 on Tuesday night for its sixth straight victory. Byers shot 5 for 7 from beyond the arc ...

Northern Illinois Huskies (4-10, 0-2 MAC) at Ohio Bobcats (8-6, 2-0 MAC) Athens, Ohio; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -20.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northern ...

Northern Illinois head coach Thomas Hammock has enjoyed quite the year. Not only did his Huskies pull off the upset of the season in their win over Notre Dame, a win that provided quite the spotlight for his program the next several weeks,

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