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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 Wednesday when they battle at McLeod Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -11-point favorites versus the Crusaders, while the game's total opened at 140.
Northern Iowa was a 80-57 winner in its last match on the road against Bears. They covered the -2-point spread as favorites.
In their last action, Valparaiso was a 66-61 winner at home against Bulldogs. They covered the -1.5-point spread as favorites.
Valparaiso:
Team record: 9-8 SU,11-5 ATS
Valparaiso is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Valparaiso's last 5 games
Valparaiso is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Northern Iowa:
Team record: 14-2 SU,10-4 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Northern Iowa is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northern Iowa's last 7 games
Northern Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Valparaiso home to Indiana State Saturday, January 18
Northern Iowa at Bradley Saturday, January 18