The penultimate Wednesday of MACtion includes the UMass Minutemen hosting the Northern Illinois Huskies . Massachusetts (0-9, 0-5 MAC) is the lone winless team left in FBS and is coming off a 44-10 defeat to Akron last Tuesday. NIU (2-7, 1-4 MAC) suffered a Nov. 5 loss to Toledo, 42-3, to secure a losing record this year after back-to-back seasons with winning records and bowl victories. Northern Illinois has won all three prior matchups. Both teams are 2-7 against the spread this season.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET from Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst, Mass. The Huskies are 11.5-point favorites in the latest Northern Illinois vs. UMass odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 43.5, down two points from the opener. Before making any UMass vs. Northern Illinois picks

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