Missouri St. Bears vs Northern Iowa Panthers Betting Picks & Predictions
Missouri St. is on the road playing Northern Iowa at the McLeod Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/28/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Northern Iowa -1 was the opening favorite and current
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Missouri St. is on the road playing Northern Iowa at the McLeod Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/28/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Northern Iowa -1 was the opening favorite and current line is Northern Iowa -3.
The Tigers play their first game in 10 days on Wednesday night when they travel to Northern Iowa in the Missouri Valley Conference. With a 79-58 win over Central Michigan, the Bears snapped a four-game losing streak. After beating St. Bonaventure last Wednesday, Northern Iowa is on a two-game winning streak.
After a long break, the Bears are back
In its first seven games, Missouri State won four and fell to BYU, UNC Wilmington, and Ball State. Despite losing to UNC Wilmington and Ball State, the Bears won over Oakland and UIC. After that, they lost four straight games, with two of those victories coming as favorites. The only time Missouri State covered the spread during that four-game skid was when it fell to Oral Roberts as an 8-point underdog earlier this month. Ten days ago, the Bears won 79-58 over Central Michigan, covering the 12.5-point spread.
Last Thursday's game against Sam Houston State was canceled, so this will be their first game since Dec. 18. This season, Missouri State ranks 204 out of 363 teams in effective field goal percentage (49.4). Missouri State hits 31.7% of its 3-pointers and shoots 58.4% from the free throw line. Northern Iowa has the No. 224 field goal percentage, but a high turnover rate and strong rebounding numbers. Missouri State's only double-figure scorer is sophomore guard Chance Moore, who averages 12.9 points and 4.6 rebounds. Senior guard Donovan Clay contributes 7.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.4 assists, while sophomore guard Alston Mason adds 8.3 points.