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Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois Predictions & Stats

Game time: February 3, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET

Venue: NIU Convocation Center — Dekalb, IL

Article updated Feb 3, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Eastern Michigan Eagles are traveling to play the Northern Illinois Huskies at the Convocation Center stadium on Saturday, 2/3/2024 @ 4:00pm EST. Northern Illinois is the

Game outlook

The Eastern Michigan Eagles are traveling to play the Northern Illinois Huskies at the Convocation Center stadium on Saturday, 2/3/2024 @ 4:00pm EST. Northern Illinois is the betting favorite opening at -7 and the current line is Northern Illinois -6.5.

Eagles vs Huskies Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Huskies to win today's game by 11 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Northern Illinois Huskies to cover the 5.5 point spread and the total to go over 144.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Eastern Michigan 68 to Northern Illinois 79

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Eastern Michigan Eagles and Northern Illinois Huskies, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Eastern Michigan Eagles to cover the spread (52%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Northern Illinois will win straight-up is 73%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be EMICH 65.75, N.ILL 78.75.

OddsShark predicts Northern Illinois will win, eastern michigan will cover, and the total will go over.

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Eastern Michigan Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 360, Eastern Michigan is ranked #321 in offense (scoring an average of 67.30 per game), #250 in defense (allowing an average of 74.40 points to be scored against them per game) and are 9-12 (8-10-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Eagles hit an average of 43.78% of their field goals (ranked #232) and 67.79% of their free throws (ranked #302) and makes an average of 30.66% of their three pointers ranked #307 in the NCAAB). They average 33.95 rebounds per game (ranked # 283) and average 10.80 offensive assists and 11.80 turnovers per game (ranked # 339 and 154 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Eastern Michigan allows an average of 46.41% field goals (ranked #329) and 68.82% free throws (ranked #60 in the NCAAB) The Eagles allow an average of 33.98% of the three pointers (ranked #228) and averages 35.60 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.60) Finally, the Eagles average 13.40 defensive assists and 10.95 turnovers per game (ranked # 228 and 290 respectively).

Northern Illinois Key Betting Stats

Northern Illinois Huskies has a power ranking of 317 and are #111 for offense (scoring an average of 76.74 per game), #347 for defense (giving up an average of 80.16 points per game) and 6-14 (5-13 ATS) overall. Eastern Michigan went 2-1 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Northern Illinois.

For offense, the Huskies hit an average of 46.22% of their field goals (ranked #104) and 66.58% of their free throws (ranked #322) and makes an average of 34.81% of their three pointers (ranked #140 in the NCAAB). They average 34.95 rebounds per game (ranked # 228) and average 10.79 offensive assists and 12.63 turnovers per game (ranked # 340) and 238 respectively).

On defense, Northern Illinois allows an average of 45.46% field goals (ranked #295) and 70.20% free throws (ranked #129 in the NCAAB) The Huskies allow an average of 36.50% of the three pointers (ranked #331) and averages 37.95 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 37.95) Finally, the Huskies average 14.26 defensive assists and 11.26 turnovers per game (ranked # 300 and 274 respectively).

Betting Summary

Eastern Michigan has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Northern Illinois Huskies to cover the 5.5 point spread and the total to go over 144.5 points.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Eastern Michigan Eagles+240 → +225Moved
  • Moneyline · Northern Illinois Huskies-300 → -270Moved
  • Spread · Eastern Michigan Eagles+7 (-110) → +6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Northern Illinois Huskies-7 (-110) → -6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over146 (-110) → 144.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under146 (-110) → 144.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Eastern Michigan Eagles
6-12 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Northern Illinois Huskies
4-14 matchup record · 0-10-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-03T11:35:55.309Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Eastern Michigan Eagles and Northern Illinois Huskies, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-03-03Eastern Michigan Eagles 66 · Northern Illinois Huskies 85
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Northern Illinois Huskies defeated Eastern Michigan Eagles 76-66

Northern Illinois Huskies defeated Eastern Michigan Eagles 76-66 on February 3, 2024, a 10-point decision in the series. Northern Illinois Huskies' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 48-34. Against SportsJaw's recorded Eastern Michigan Eagles +6.5 (-110) spread, Northern Illinois Huskies covered, while the 142 combined points finished under the recorded total of 144.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Eastern Michigan Eagles +6 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 145.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Eastern Michigan Eagles +6 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 145.5 (-110)Loss