Northern Illinois at DePaul

DePaul is a big favorite but they don't take small schools seriously, with the Blue Demons 8-17-1 ATS in their last 26 games vs. a team with a losing record. A young Northern Illinois squad is showing plenty of fight on a 3-0 ATS run including splitting the last two games, beating Southern Illinois  and taking Wisconsin-Milwaukee to OT the last game before falling, but covering as a double digit dog. Akeem Springs is coming off a career-high 21 points and nine rebounds, is averaging 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game on the road. Depaul is off a big win miles from home after defeating Arizona State, 78-61, as a +6 dog. The Blue Demons are 2-7-1 ATS in their last ten against the MAC and 16-34-1 ATS in their last 51 home games vs. a team with a road winning percentage of less than .400. The two schools have met in each of the last two seasons with the Blue Demons winning each game, but the last one played on this floor was two years ago and was an 86-84 squeaker on Dec. 2, 2010. In fact, the road team is 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings. Play Northern Illinois.