GAME DAY
Week 8 · TBDCFB VIBES MODEL (CVM)CVM MODELThe CFB Vibes Model is our game simulator. It replays this matchup 10,000 times using team ratings, the betting line and home-field edge, then reports how often each side wins and the most likely score.How has it done? Track record →
10,000 simulations10k Sims
What's driving the model
Ratings edge (SP+) HAW
Home-field edge NIU
Model projection HAW
Each game samples a margin around our projection from this season's ratings and a final total around a league-typical total.
Hawai'i @ Northern Illinois
Your sims:Sims: NIU 0, HAW 0
HOW THEY GOT HERE
last 3Hawai'i
Hawai'i2026: 0–1 (0–0 MWC)
Lat Stanford37–27Hawai'i2026: 0–1 (0–0 MWC)Betting Lines
See All Betting Odds →All →No betting lines have been posted for this game yet.
Hawai'i vs Northern Illinois Stats ComparisonHawai'i vs NIU Stats Comparison
2025 stats| Hawai'iHAW | Northern IllinoisNIU | |
|---|---|---|
| 29#56 | PPG | 17.1#129 |
| 24.1#61 | PA/G | 24.3#64 |
| 395.3#61 | YDS/G | 284.4#133 |
| 290.6#8 | PASS/G | 98.8#134 |
| 104.7#126 | RUSH/G | 185.6#29 |
| 5.7#65 | YDS/PLAY | 4.6#129 |
| 44.9%#29 | 3RD DOWN | 31.8%#129 |
| 0.17#67 | OFF PPA | 0.05#125 |
| 0.16#76 | DEF PPA | 0.19#89 |
| 41.0%#85 | OFF SUCCESS | 34.7%#131 |
| 41.9%#72 | DEF SUCCESS | 44.4%#109 |
| 64.5% | RET PROD | 43.7% |
| 1.32#27 | EXPLOSIVE | 1.24#64 |
| −2#81 | TO MARGIN | +2#54 |
| -2.6 | SP+ | -17.2 |
| -2.4#76 | FPI | -14.5#125 |
2025 season stats and 2026 season ratings. 2026 has not published these numbers yet.
THE VENUE
Huskie StadiumLocationDeKalb, IL
Capacity23,595
SurfaceTurf
Opened1965
Elevation877 ft
FAN NEWS
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