The Northern Illinois Huskies will travel to play the Ohio Bobcats in a MAC game on Tuesday.
The Northern Illinois Huskies are 5-10 (2-3) this season and have lost two games in a row. Northern Illinois is coming off of an overtime loss against Miami (OH) by a score of 85-82 in their last game. Northern Illinois shot 51.7% from the field and made 11 three pointers in the loss. Keshawn Williams led the Huskies with 28 points and 2 assists in the game. Northern Illinois is averaging 62.5 points per game and is giving up 71.6 points per game against, while also averaging 31.5 rebounds per game and 10.8 assists per game. Keshawn Williams is averaging 15.7 points per game and 2.6 rebounds per game, while Trendon Hankerson is averaging 10.9 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per game for the Huskies. Northern Illinois is shooting 40.9% on field goals, 64.4% on free throws, and 36.1% on three pointers.
The Ohio Bobcats are 14-3 (5-1) this season and have won nine of their last ten games. Ohio lost to Toledo by a score of 87-69 in their last game. Ohio allowed their opponent to shoot 59% from the field and was -5 in the rebounding battle in the loss. Jason Carter led the Bobcats with 19 points and 7 rebounds in the game. Ohio is averaging 73.9 points per game and is giving up 67.2 points per game against, while also averaging 34.1 rebounds per game and 13.1 assists per game. Mark Sears is averaging 19.2 points per game and 4.9 rebounds per game, while Jason Carter is averaging 14.7 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game for the Bobcats. Ohio is shooting 43.5% on field goals, 76.3% on free throws, and 33.3% on three pointers.
Northern Illinois is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games. The over is 4-1 in Northern Illinois’ last 5 games. Ohio is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 Tuesday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games. The over is 4-0 in Ohio’s last 4 games.
Ohio comes into this game as one of the top teams in the MAC, while Northern Illinois is sitting right in the middle of the conference standings. Ohio has the edge in just about every statistic and is at home. I like the Bobcats here.