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Northern Illinois at Akron

March 9, 2015
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Northern Illinois may have just missed a winning record overall and in the MAC, but they have stormed down the stretch winning four in a row (4-0 ATS). They won two games straight up as dogs of +11 and +4. The Huskies are on a 6-1 ATS run and 5-0-1 ATS in their last six road games. During the current four-game win streak, the Huskies have shot 49.8 percent from the field (103-of-307), including 36.4 percent from three (20-of-55). NIU is averaging 73.2 points per game over the last four. The Huskies have also scored 25.3 percent of their points from the charity stripe, the ninth-largest percentage in the country. Northern Illinois is 21-6-4 ATS in MAC play and faces an Akron team that is 9-9 in conference play, plus 2-5 ATS against a team with a losing record. The underdog is 5-2-1 ATS in the last eight meetings, and the Northern Illinois Huskies are 5-2-1 ATS against Akron. Play Northern Illinois.

1.5 units on Northern Illinois +6.5 (-105) (risk 1.5 to return 2.93)
Result:
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FINAL
1H
2H
F
Northern Illinois Huskies
20
32
52
Akron Zips img
48
28
76
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