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Ball State Cardinals vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

The Ball State Cardinals and the Northern Illinois Huskies will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Convocation Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -3.5-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total opened at 144.

Northern Illinois won its last outing, a 86-76 result against Golden Flashes on January 24. They covered in that game as a +13-point underdog.

Ball State was a 91-65 loser in their most recent outing at home against Bulls. They failed to cover the -6-point spread as favorites.

Ball State:
Team record: 13-7 SU,9-9 ATS
Ball State is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ball State's last 5 games on the road
Ball State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois:
Team record: 8-11 SU,10-7 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Northern Illinois is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games at home
Northern Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Ball State
Northern Illinois is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ball State

Next up:
Ball State at Bowling Green Tuesday, January 31
Northern Illinois at Western Michigan Tuesday, January 31