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Illinois State Redbirds vs. Northern Iowa Panthers
The Illinois State Redbirds 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 -16-point favorites versus the Redbirds, while the game's total opened at 140.
In their last action, Northern Iowa was a 83-73 winner at home against Bulldogs. They covered the -9-point spread as favorites.
Illinois State was a 74-67 winner in its last match at home against Sycamores. They covered the +3.5-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois State:
Team record: 8-16 SU,7-16 ATS
Illinois State is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games
Illinois State is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois State's last 6 games
Northern Iowa:
Team record: 21-3 SU,15-6-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Northern Iowa is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Northern Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Northern Iowa's last 9 games
Next up:
Illinois State home to Valparaiso Saturday, February 15
Northern Iowa at Loyola-Chicago Saturday, February 15