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  3. Northern Iowa Panthers vs Illinois St. Redbirds
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Northern Iowa
Panthers66
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Illinois St.
Redbirds60
23-13
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Northern Iowa Panthers313566
Illinois St. Redbirds253560
NCAAB · Northern Iowa Panthers at Illinois St. Redbirds

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Northern Iowa Panthers vs Illinois St. Redbirds Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 31, 2022 at 3:00 PM ET

Venue: Redbird Arena — Normal, IL

Article updated Dec 30, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Northern Iowa is on the road playing Illinois St. at the Redbird Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 3:00pm EST. Northern Iowa -1 was the opening favorite and current

Game outlook

Northern Iowa is on the road playing Illinois St. at the Redbird Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 3:00pm EST. Northern Iowa -1 was the opening favorite and current line is Illinois St. -1.

Northern Iowa Highlights

With a power ranking of 192, Northern Iowa is ranked #228 in offense (scoring an average of 70.17 per game), #97 in defense (allowing an average of 65.42 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-8 (5-7 ATS) this season.

Illinois St. Highlights

Illinois St. Redbirds has a power ranking of 86 and are #294 for offense (scoring an average of 67.85 per game), #207 for defense (giving up an average of 65.42 points per game) and 6-8 (5-9 ATS) overall. Northern Iowa went 0-3 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Illinois St..

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be NIOWA 68.25, ILLST 66.25. 52% of SportsJaw players predict Illinois St. Redbirds to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Northern Iowa will win, illinois state will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Panthers 69 to Redbirds 73.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Panthers 69 to Redbirds 73.

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.

About our editorial process

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Northern Iowa Panthers-113 → +100Moved
  • Moneyline · Illinois St. Redbirds+103 → -120Moved
  • Spread · Northern Iowa Panthers-1 (-110) → +1 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Illinois St. Redbirds+1 (-110) → -1 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over134.5 (-110) → 134.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under134.5 (-110) → 134.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Northern Iowa Panthers
23-12 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Illinois St. Redbirds
23-13 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-31T03:14:50.971Z). 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

  • 2022-03-04Illinois St. Redbirds 65 · Northern Iowa Panthers 78
  • 2022-02-15Northern Iowa Panthers 72 · Illinois St. Redbirds 70
  • 2022-01-29Illinois St. Redbirds 64 · Northern Iowa Panthers 79
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Northern Iowa Panthers defeated Illinois St. Redbirds 66-60

Northern Iowa Panthers defeated Illinois St. Redbirds 66-60 on December 31, 2022, a 6-point decision in the series. Northern Iowa Panthers' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 31-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded Northern Iowa Panthers +1 (-110) spread, Northern Iowa Panthers covered, while the 126 combined points finished under the recorded total of 134.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • BluedevilTotal · Over 134.5 (-110)Loss
  • JamescashiolaSpread · Northern Iowa Panthers -1.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Illinois St. Redbirds +1.25 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 134.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Illinois St. Redbirds +1.25 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 134.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Illinois St. Redbirds +1.25 (-110)Loss