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Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Akron Zips
The Northern Illinois Huskies and the Akron Zips will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at James A. Rhodes Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Zips as -21-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total opened at 158.
In their last action, Akron was a 85-82 winner on the road against Chippewas. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites.
Last time out for Northern Illinois, they were a 89-83 loser as they battled Cardinals on the road. They covered in the match as a +9.5-point underdog.
Northern Illinois:
Team record: 5-20 SU,10-12 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Northern Illinois is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Northern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northern Illinois's last 5 games on the road
Akron:
Team record: 20-5 SU,12-11 ATS
Current Streak: won 13 straight games.
Akron is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Akron's last 7 games at home
Akron is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Northern Illinois
Next up:
Northern Illinois home to Eastern Michigan Saturday, February 22
Akron at Ohio Saturday, February 22