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Valparaiso Crusaders vs. Northern Iowa Panthers
The Valparaiso Crusaders and the Northern Iowa Panthers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at McLeod Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -4-point favorites versus the Crusaders, while the game's total opened at 129.
In their last action, Northern Iowa was a 63-43 winner on the road against Bears. They covered the +6-point spread as underdogs.
Valparaiso was a 55-52 winner in their most recent outing at home against Salukis. They covered the +2.5-point spread as underdogs.
Valparaiso:
Team record: 14-14 SU,10-15-1 ATS
Valparaiso is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Valparaiso is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Valparaiso's last 9 games
Northern Iowa:
Team record: 13-15 SU,10-15-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Northern Iowa is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Northern Iowa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Northern Iowa's last 11 games
Next up:
Valparaiso at Bradley Wednesday, February 27
Northern Iowa home to Loyola-Chicago Wednesday, February 27