Northern Illinois has four guards leading the way, a good 3-point shooting group anchored by 6-5 senior James Dent Jr. (12.5 ppg) and 6-5 Quentin Jones (15.9 ppg). In the last game against Central Michigan, the Huskies made 13 treys, one shy of tying the school record, covering as a +9.5 underdog. Western Michigan has lost six of its eight home games and is on a 1-9 SU, 4-6 ATS run overall. The offense is ninth in the 12-team MAC in shooting, 11th from long range, and last from the free-throw line (.664). The defense is 10th in shooting allowed and eighth at defending beyond the arc (.356). Western Michigan comes off an 85-76 loss at home to Buffalo as an 8.5-point favorite. Play Northern Illinois.
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January 21, 2025 7:00pm ET
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Northern Illinois Huskies
#609
Western Michigan Broncos
#610
Lines & Odds
+11 (-110)
ATS
-11 (-110)
+486
Moneyline
-700
OVER 150.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 150.5 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 67% of the public bets were on Northern Illinois Huskies on the +11 ATS. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Western Michigan would win by a score of 79.5 to 70.8 with Western Michigan winning on the moneyline, Northern Illinois winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Northern Illinois at Western Michigan
January 21, 2025
7:00 PM Eastern
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1H
2H
F
Northern Illinois Huskies
39
43
70
Western Michigan Broncos 
39
33
72
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February 11, 2023 4:00pm ET
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Western Michigan Broncos
#697
Northern Illinois Huskies
#698
Lines & Odds
+4 (-110)
ATS
-4 (-110)
+154
Moneyline
-183
OVER 146.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 146.5 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 70% of the public bets were on Northern Illinois Huskies on the -4 ATS. And, 62% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Northern Illinois would win by a score of 74.8 to 71.5 with Northern Illinois winning on the moneyline, Western Michigan winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Western Michigan Broncos
27
26
53
Northern Illinois Huskies
35
46
81
March 2, 2021 7:00pm ET
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Western Michigan Broncos
#629
Northern Illinois Huskies
#630
Lines & Odds
+1 (-110)
ATS
-1 (-110)
+100
Moneyline
-117
OVER 132 (-110)
Total
UNDER 132 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 63% of the public bets were on Northern Illinois Huskies on the -1 ATS. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Northern Illinois would win by a score of 65.7 to 65.5, Western Michigan winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Western Michigan Broncos
36
37
73
Northern Illinois Huskies
31
32
63
January 25, 2020 4:00pm ET
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Western Michigan Broncos
#671
Northern Illinois Huskies
#672
Lines & Odds
+5.5 (-110)
ATS
-5.5 (-110)
+337
Moneyline
-1034
OVER 134 (-110)
Total
UNDER 134 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 64% of the public bets were on Northern Illinois Huskies on the -5.5 ATS. 84% of the public money was on Northern Illinois Huskies to win on the moneyline. And, 64% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Northern Illinois would win by a score of 71.1 to 64.9 with Northern Illinois winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Western Michigan Broncos
26
26
52
Northern Illinois Huskies
26
32
58
February 26, 2019 8:00pm ET
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Western Michigan Broncos
#631
Northern Illinois Huskies
#632
Lines & Odds
+8 (-110)
ATS
-8 (-110)
+321
Moneyline
-398
OVER 143 (-110)
Total
UNDER 143 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Northern Illinois Huskies on the -8 ATS. 75% of the public money was on Northern Illinois Huskies to win on the moneyline. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Northern Illinois would win by a score of 77.0 to 67.7 with Northern Illinois winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Western Michigan Broncos
29
36
65
Northern Illinois Huskies
38
32
70
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