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2020 Mid-American Conference Football Week 2 Game Preview: Northern Illinois Huskies at Central Michigan Chippewas

When: Wednesday, November 11 at 8 p.m. (EST)

Where: Huskie Stadium, in DeKalb, Illinois

Watch/Stream: ESPNU, with streaming on the ESPN App (valid cable subscription required.)

Weather: Clear and 36 degrees at kickoff, with calm winds, per Weather.com.

Odds: CMU is a 3.5-point road favroite, with the over/under at 57.5, per OddsShark.

Series History

This annual division clash continues apace, with CMU owning a 30-24-1 advantage in the series, which has been played every year since 1997 (upon NIU’s re-acceptance into the MAC), and had its first meeting back in 1939, with the then-named Central Michigan College of Education Bearcats taking a 6-0 victory over the Northern Illinois State Normal School Evansmen in Mt.