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Valparaiso Beacons vs. Northern Iowa Panthers
The Valparaiso Beacons 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 -9-point favorites versus the Beacons, while the game's total opened at 139.5.
In their last action, Northern Iowa was a 78-72 winner on the road against Flames. They covered the -5-point spread as favorites.
Valparaiso won its last outing, a 71-51 result against Redbirds on January 21. They covered in that game as a +6.5-point underdog.
Valparaiso:
Team record: 9-12 SU,8-12 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Valparaiso is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Valparaiso is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Valparaiso's last 18 games on the road
Northern Iowa:
Team record: 11-9 SU,10-9 ATS
Northern Iowa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Northern Iowa is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Valparaiso
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northern Iowa's last 6 games when playing Valparaiso
Next up:
Valparaiso home to Evansville Saturday, January 28
Northern Iowa at Indiana State Saturday, January 28