Northern Illinois visits Arizona on Saturday, September 19 at 10:30 p.m. ET on TNT, one of the last kickoffs of the night and a get right spot for both teams after difficult Week 2 results.
Odds and Spread
Northern Illinois +31.5
| Sportsbook | Northern Illinois spread | Arizona spread | Total | Northern Illinois ML | Arizona ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FanDuel | +31.5 (+240) | -31.5 (-350) | |||
| DraftKings | +25.5 (-1600) | -25.5 (+880) |
Lines from BALLDONTLIE and refreshed automatically. Numbers move, so confirm at your sportsbook before betting.
Arizona is a comfortable home favorite. Northern Illinois has yet to beat an FBS opponent this season and lost at home to an FCS team in Week 2, which is why the number is as wide as it is for a Power Four team that just lost by 11.
Start Time, TV Channel and How to Watch
| Date | Saturday, September 19, 2026 |
| Kickoff | 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. MST in Tucson |
| TV | TNT |
| Streaming | HBO Max, plus Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream and Sling Blue |
| Rankings | Both teams unranked |
| Stadium | Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona |
How Both Teams Got Here
Arizona is 1-1. The Wildcats beat Northern Arizona 35-7 in the opener and then lost 28-17 at No. 11 BYU in Week 2, a result that was respectable without being close.
Northern Illinois is 0-2 and both losses were bad in different ways: shut out 40-0 at Iowa, then beaten 28-24 at home by Illinois State, an FCS program.
What to Watch
Whether Northern Illinois can move the ball at all against a Power Four defense. The Huskies were held scoreless by Iowa and then lost to an FCS team, which is a combination that usually points to a long season rather than a bad week.
For Arizona this is the last soft spot before the Big 12 schedule arrives. A 7:30 p.m. local kickoff in Tucson in September is still warm, and the Wildcats should be able to control this from the first quarter if the BYU trip did not take anything out of them.
Related
Arizona football score · Big 12 standings · Big 12 scores · College football scores · AP Top 25
The Bottom Line
Northern Illinois at Arizona kicks off Saturday, September 19 at 10:30 p.m. ET on TNT from Arizona Stadium in Tucson. Arizona is 1-1 after a road loss at BYU; Northern Illinois is 0-2 including a home loss to an FCS opponent. The odds table above updates automatically.