2026 Week 13 · Conference game
UTEP at Northern Illinois
Friday, November 27, 2026 · 11:00 PM CST
Huskie Stadium
UTEP
Mountain West
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -17.5
- National rank
- 129
- Proj. wins
- 3.7
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Northern Illinois
Mountain West
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -16.7
- National rank
- 128
- Proj. wins
- 3.6
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
UTEP
42%
Northern Illinois
58%
Northern Illinois 90% CI: 48% – 66% Δ rating 0.8
Northern Illinois is the model's favorite at 58%. UTEP has a 42% path. Home-field adjustment of +1.6 rating points baked in for Northern Illinois — venue-specific learned value (n=46 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
UTEP offense
36 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Northern Illinois offense
32 / 100
Run offense vs. elite run defense — bad matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, November 27, 2026 · 11:00 PM CST
- Venue
- Huskie Stadium
- Conference game
- Yes
- Neutral site
- No