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Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Southern Illinois Salukis

The Northern Iowa Panthers and the Southern Illinois Salukis will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Enterprise Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Salukis as -2.5-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 127.

Southern Illinois was a 72-63 winner in their most recent outing at home against Redbirds. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites.

In their last action, Northern Iowa was a 71-54 loser on the road against Sycamores. They failed to cover the +1.5-point spread as underdogs.

Northern Iowa:
Team record: 14-17 SU,12-16-1 ATS
Northern Iowa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Northern Iowa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northern Iowa's last 5 games

Southern Illinois:
Team record: 17-14 SU,16-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Southern Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Southern Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Illinois's last 6 games