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What separates Iowa and Northern Illinois
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Northern Illinois
Last season's body of worklast year's power rating, regressed toward the averageIowa +19
Transfer portalnet proven talent gained vs lost in transfers — it raises or lowers a roster's projected strengthIowa +4
Roster talentoverall talent level of the roster — recruiting pedigree plus an independent preseason roster gradeIowa +3
Returning productionhow much of last year's production is back this seasonNorthern Illinois +1
Each ingredient of our projection and the side it favors — bars toward Iowa are why it's the pick (home field is counted separately).
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From Northern Illinois kept the passing game that ranked 134th
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