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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 Tuesday when they meet at John E. Worthen Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -8-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total opened at 144.5.
In their last action, Ball State was a 80-74 loser on the road against Bulls. They covered the +11.5-point spread as underdogs.
Northern Illinois lost its last outing, a 100-72 result against Rockets on February 12. They failed to cover in that game as a +12.5-point underdog.
Northern Illinois:
Team record: 6-16 SU,11-11 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Northern Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Northern Illinois is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Northern Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Ball State
Ball State:
Team record: 11-13 SU,12-12 ATS
Ball State is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Ball State is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games at home
Ball State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Northern Illinois
Next up:
Northern Illinois at Akron Thursday, February 17
Ball State at Bowling Green Saturday, February 19