CFB TRENDS
Northwestern @ Indiana (-21)
Northwestern (2-0)
Northwestern beat Colorado 41-7, in its only I-A game.
Wildcats also beat a I-AA team 34-18.
Wildcats have 7 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Northwestern has 43 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Chiles started 20 games at Michigan State.
Under Braun, Northwestern is 7-6-1 ATS as a road underdog.
Under Braun, Wildcats are 12-5-1 ATS in games coming off a win.
Under Braun, Wildcats are 15-11-1 ATS in conference games.
Under Braun, Northwestern is +14 in turnovers (minus-19 in 2022).
Indiana (3-0)
Hoosiers won their I-A games, 52-16/38-0.
Indiana won first road game LW, 20-15 at Iowa.
Hoosiers have 8 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Hoosiers have 119 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Hoover started 31 games at TCU.
Under Cignetti, Indiana is 11-6 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Cignetti is 18-11 ATS as a home favorite.
In 32 games under Cignetti, Indiana is +39 in turnovers.
In his career, Cignetti is 14-6 ATS in Big 18 games.
Under Cignetti, Indiana is 19-8 ATS in games coming off a win.
Indiana won last two meetings, 41-24/34-3.
Teams have met only once since 2019.
Clemson @ California (-1.5)
Clemson (2-1, 1-0)
Clemson is 9-7 SU in its last 15 games (105-20 from 2016-24)
Tigers lost their only road game, 51-10 at LSU
Clemson has 5 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Clemson has 39 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Vizzina started once, threw 71 passes last year.
Since 2016, Clemson is 2-3 ATS as a road underdog.
In his career, Swinney is 10-8 ATS as a road underdog.
Since 2023, Clemson is 13-13 ATS in ACC games.
Tigers are 19-27 ATS in last 46 games coming off a win.
California (2-1, 1-0)
Cal lost 45-24 to UCLA, won 21-18 at Syracuse.
Golden Bears have 8 starters back on offense, 3 on defense.
Golden Bears have 117 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Sagapolutele started 13 games last year.
Cal is 2-6 ATS in last eight games as a home favorite.
Golden Bears are 11-15 ATS in last 26 conference games
In its two I-A games, Cal allowed 461-436 total yards.
California is 5-9 ATS in its last 14 home games.
These teams haven’t met since 1991.