Northern Illinois at Western Michigan

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.