The Eastern Illinois Panthers will meet the Northern Illinois Huskies in Week 1 college football action on Thursday night at Huskie Stadium.
Eastern Illinois really struggled last year by only winning one game as they look for some improvement this season. As for their rival NIU, they are coming off a 9-5 season after winning the Mid-American Conference championship.
This will be a great night of college football, here is everything you need to know to watch and stream the action on Thursday.
Eastern Illinois vs. NIU
- When: Thursday, September 1
- Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Live Stream: ESPN+ (watch now)
How to watch College Football this season
ESPN+ will have 350 FCS games from 11 conferences with around 100 Group of 5 games including 24 AAC, 10 CUSA, 29 MAC, 25 Sun Belt, and 6 Independent.
* Oklahoma and Alabama will be featured for the first time ever on ESPN+.
NCAA Football Odds and Betting Lines
NCAA odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds were updated at 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday.
Eastern Illinois vs. NIU (-34.5)
O/U: 54.5
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