Central Michigan vs. Northwestern prediction: Northwestern favored to win GameAbove Bowl [2025]

Northwestern will square off with Central Michigan in the 2025 GameAbove Bowl (formerly the Quick Lane Bowl) at Ford Field on Friday, beginning at 1:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college football model predicts Northwestern as the most likely winner of the Central Michigan vs. Northwestern game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

GameAbove Bowl prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of the 2025 GameAbove Bowl 10,000 times as part of our college football predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Northwestern a 79% chance of defeating Central Michigan. Our predicted final score has Northwestern winning 27-17.

According to our model, the bookies have got it right, and Central Michigan and Northwestern each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 43.5-point over/under has a 56% chance of staying under.

GameAbove Bowl odds

We have researched the best college football odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Central Michigan vs. Northwestern picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: