Northern Iowa at Loyola Chicago

The Panthers are one of the hottest teams in the country right now as they have posted seven straight in the win column. Loyola has struggled at times and have never beaten N. Iowa in four tries. We don't expect that to change here. N. Iowa has the strength in the paint with Coleman and Stout. Coleman has been superb, averaging nearly a double-double at 15.4 ppg and 9.9 rpg. N. Iowa also has the bench as Adam Viet came off the pine last game and shot 7-8 and scored 24 to lead the Panthers. They have outscored opponents by 11 ppg this season, and it isn't just the horses inside, or the scorer off the bench. It's also the defense. They are giving up just 38.2% from the floor, and we look for the streak to continue on both ends. N. Iowa gets their 8th straight this season and their 5th straight over Loyola.