Check out our free Northern Iowa vs Indiana State pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Terre Haute. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
Northern Iowa vs Indiana State Pick & Preview: Saturday, January 28th Betting Odds
Panthers vs Sycamores Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: Northern Iowa Panthers at Indiana State Sycamores
- Where: Terre Haute at Hulman Center
- Date: Saturday, January 28th
- Betting Odds: Northern Iowa +6.5, NIOWA +219 | INDST -277 O/U 145.0
Panthers Preview:
Through 21 games, the Northern Iowa Panthers have an overall record of 12-9. On the road, the Panthers will be playing their 9th game of the season, having gone 4-5. So far, the Panthers have been the underdog 9 times, going 3-6 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +6.5 underdogs on the spread.
Northern Iowa will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Bowen Born who is averaging 18.71 points per game for the Panthers. Born 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 Panthers’ offensive game plan is the play of Tytan Anderson who has hit 48.8% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 13.52 points per game.
On offense, Northern Iowa is scoring a rate similar to the NCAA average at 74.4 points per game. This figure has come despite struggling to knock down shots from outside. Through 21 games, they have only hit 35.0% of their 3-point field goal attempts. For the season, 42.81% of their shots have come from beyond the arc.
Sycamores Preview:
The Indiana State Sycamores head into today’s game in what will be their 23rd game of the season, posting a record of 13-9. So far this season, Indiana State has played 12 games at home, sitting with a record of 8-4. At the time of this article, the oddsmakers have the Sycamores as the -6.5 point favorites. The Sycamores have been favored 16 times, going 10-6 straight up.
Indiana State will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Courvoisier McCauley who is averaging 16.71 points per game for the Sycamores. McCauley 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 Sycamores’ offensive game plan is the play of Cameron Henry who has hit 51.8% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 10.71 points per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Indiana State this season, as they are currently ranked 226th in college basketball at 70.5 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 Sycamores’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 33.3%, placing them 299th in the NCAA.
Free Spread Prediction: Indiana State Sycamores -6.5
If you are eying this matchup between Northern Iowa Panthers and Indiana State Sycamores as a candidate to place a bet, we have done the work for you and our model recommends taking Indiana State to cover the spread as -6.5 favorites on the road. Although both team’s are going to look to get up shots from outside, we see Indiana State shooting well enough to keep the Panthers at bay. Before tip-off, lock in a bet on the Sycamores’ to win the game and cover the spread.
