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Illinois State Redbirds vs. Northern Iowa Panthers
The Illinois State Redbirds and the Northern Iowa Panthers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at McLeod Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Redbirds as -6.5-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 157.5.
Northern Iowa was a 64-59 winner in its last match on the road against Aces. They failed to cover the -9.5-point spread as favorites.
Illinois State lost its last outing, a 89-88 result against Bulldogs on January 26. They covered in that game as a +4-point underdog.
Illinois State:
Team record: 10-11 SU,11-8-1 ATS
Illinois State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Illinois State's last 8 games on the road
Illinois State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa:
Team record: 10-9 SU,7-12 ATS
Northern Iowa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Illinois State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Northern Iowa's last 9 games when playing Illinois State
Northern Iowa is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Illinois State
Next up:
Illinois State at Loyola-Chicago Wednesday, February 2
Northern Iowa home to Bradley Wednesday, February 2