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Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Ball State Cardinals
The Northern Illinois Huskies and the Ball State Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Worthen Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -4.5-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total opened at 152.
Ball State was a 87-59 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Bulls. They covered the -1.5-point spread as favorites.
Northern Illinois lost its last outing, a 89-73 result against Rockets on January 23. They failed to cover in that game as a +5.5-point underdog.
Northern Illinois:
Team record: 6-12 SU,5-11 ATS
Current Streak: lost 8 straight games.
Northern Illinois is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 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: 9-9 SU,11-6 ATS
Ball State is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Ball State is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games at home
Ball State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan Tuesday, January 30
Ball State home to Bowling Green Tuesday, January 30