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Northern Illinois Huskies262551
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Game time: January 3, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: James A. Rhodes Arena — Akron, OH

Article updated Jan 2, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Northern Illinois is on the road playing Akron at the James A. Rhodes Arena stadium on Tuesday, 1/3/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Akron -13.5 was the opening favorite and current line

Game outlook

Northern Illinois is on the road playing Akron at the James A. Rhodes Arena stadium on Tuesday, 1/3/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Akron -13.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Akron -13.

Northern Illinois Highlights

With a power ranking of 346, Northern Illinois is ranked #245 in offense (scoring an average of 69.23 per game), #333 in defense (allowing an average of 76.23 points to be scored against them per game) and are 4-9 (6-5 ATS) this season.

Akron Highlights

Akron Zips has a power ranking of 74 and are #281 for offense (scoring an average of 68.17 per game), #50 for defense (giving up an average of 76.23 points per game) and 8-5 (3-8 ATS) overall. Northern Illinois went 2-1 (0-3 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Akron.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be N.ILL 78.5, AKRON 52.5. 53% of SportsJaw players predict Akron Zips to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Akron will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Huskies 65 to Zips 93.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Huskies 65 to Zips 93.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Huskies vs Zips archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Huskies vs Zips matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Northern Illinois Huskies+700 → +640Moved
  • Moneyline · Akron Zips-1,150 → -955Moved
  • Spread · Northern Illinois Huskies+13.5 (-110) → +13 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Akron Zips-13.5 (-110) → -13 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over133.5 (-110) → 131 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under133.5 (-110) → 131 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Northern Illinois Huskies
9-21 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Akron Zips
29-6 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-03T03:14:21.404Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-17Northern Illinois Huskies 66 · Akron Zips 63
  • 2022-02-08Akron Zips 70 · Northern Illinois Huskies 64
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Akron Zips defeated Northern Illinois Huskies 76-51

Akron Zips defeated Northern Illinois Huskies 76-51 on January 3, 2023, a 25-point decision in the series. Akron Zips' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 48-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded Northern Illinois Huskies +13 (-110) spread, Akron Zips covered, while the 127 combined points finished under the recorded total of 131.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • GustavosintoTotal · Over 133.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Akron Zips -15 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 133.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Akron Zips -15 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 133.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Akron Zips -15 (-110)Win
  • AliencreationSpread · Northern Illinois Huskies +15 (-110)Loss