Northern Illinois rolled past Clarke 82-43 at NIU Convocation Center.
DeForest, Wisconsin, native Max Weisbrod led Northern Illinois with 14 points. Jonovan Howard had 10 points for Clarke. Park Forest, Illinois, native David Douglas Jr. led all players with 11 rebounds for Northern Illinois.
Northern Illinois had 28 offensive rebounds to Clarke's 4. Our model missed the final margin by 2.0 points.
Northern Illinois went 9-21 overall and 4-14 in the Mid-American Conference in 2025-26 before moving to the Horizon League for this season.
Before the game
Our preview, as it ran before tip ·
Clarke at Northern Illinois preview: model has Northern Illinois by 36
Clarke visits Northern Illinois (1-2) at NIU Convocation Center in Dekalb Wednesday at 7 PM ET on ESPN+.
Our model makes Northern Illinois a 35.8-point favorite, projecting a 98-62 final. Clarke is not a Division I team, so books don't post a line and the model's number is rough.
Players to watch: Max Weisbrod of Northern Illinois, 16.7 points a game; Trevor Polite of Northern Illinois, 6.6 points a game; Colin Hardrick of Northern Illinois, 4.3 points a game.
What the model said
Projected that morning with only earlier games
CKE 62, NIU 99model score
-37.0model spread (home)
160.8model total
2.0points off the final margin
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Margin +39 (home)
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
CKE
non-MAC team, not tracked
NIU
3
281
–
same
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
