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Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Drake Bulldogs
The Northern Iowa Panthers and the Drake Bulldogs will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Knapp Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulldogs as -4.5-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 143.
Last time out for Drake, they were a 85-67 winner as they battled Sycamores on the road. They covered in the match as a -3.5-point favorite.
Northern Iowa was a 78-65 winner in their most recent outing at home against Braves. They covered the -4.5-point spread as favorites.
Northern Iowa:
Team record: 12-9 SU,9-12 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Northern Iowa is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Northern Iowa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northern Iowa's last 5 games on the road
Drake:
Team record: 17-6 SU,6-14 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Drake is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Drake is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Northern Iowa
Drake is 8-13-2 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Northern Iowa
Next up:
Northern Iowa home to Southern Illinois Wednesday, February 9
Drake home to Missouri State Wednesday, February 9