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Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Ball State Cardinals

The Northern Illinois Huskies and the Ball State Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at John E. Worthen Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -12.5-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total opened at 131.5.

Ball State was a 88-64 winner in its last match on the road against Falcons. They covered the +7.5-point spread as underdogs.

Northern Illinois won its last outing, a 67-65 result against Zips on January 12. They covered in that game as a +8-point underdog.

Northern Illinois:
Team record: 2-9 SU,2-9 ATS
Northern Illinois is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Northern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northern Illinois's last 7 games on the road

Ball State:
Team record: 5-5 SU,4-6 ATS
Ball State is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Ball State is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ball State's last 5 games at home

Next up:
Northern Illinois home to Ohio Tuesday, January 19
Ball State at Miami-Ohio Tuesday, January 19