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Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan Pick & Preview: Tuesday, January 31st Betting Odds

Huskies vs Broncos Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Northern Illinois Huskies at Western Michigan Broncos
  • Where: Kalamazoo at University Arena (MI)
  • Date: Tuesday, January 31st
  • Betting Odds: Northern Illinois +4, NILL +153 | WMICH -189 O/U 147.0

Huskies Preview:

Northern Illinois heads into this matchup having played 21 games and have an overall record sitting at 8-13. On the road, the Huskies will be playing their 14th game of the season, having gone 5-9. So far, the Huskies have been the underdog 14 times, going 4-10 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +4 underdogs on the spread.

Northern Illinois will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer David Coit who is averaging 15.86 points per game for the Huskies. Coit is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Huskies’ offensive game plan is the play of Keshawn Williams who has hit 47.2% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 17.87 points per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Northern Illinois this season, as they are currently ranked 400th in college basketball at 64.1 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Huskies’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 31.8%, placing them 375th in the NCAA.

Broncos Preview:

Western Michigan heads into this matchup having played 21 games and have an overall record sitting at 6-15. So far this season, Western Michigan has played 9 games at home, sitting with a record of 5-4. At the time of this article, the oddsmakers have the Broncos as the -4 point favorites. The Broncos have been favored 5 times, going 3-2 straight up.

Western Michigan will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Lamar Norman Jr. who is averaging 18.45 points per game for the Broncos. Jr. is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Broncos’ offensive game plan is the play of Tray Maddox Jr. who has hit 41.9% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 11.25 points per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Western Michigan this season, as they are currently ranked 372nd in college basketball at 65.4 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Broncos’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 33.2%, placing them 315th in the NCAA.

Free Spread Prediction: Northern Illinois Huskies +4

Our betting model for this contest between the Northern Illinois Huskies and the Western Michigan Broncos has identified Northern Illinois at +4 as today’s best bet. Although the Huskies are the betting underdogs, we like how they have been performing vs the spread at away. Over the school’s last 10 road games, they have a record of 6-4 vs the spread. Although Western Michigan has shot well from behind the arc this season, look for the Huskies’ defense to put the clamps down with their 3-point defense. Our recommendation is to jump on Northern Illinois to cover as +4 point road underdogs.