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Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
The Northern Illinois Huskies and the Iowa Hawkeyes will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawkeyes as -16-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total opened at 169.5.
Iowa was a 103-81 winner in their most recent outing at home against Retrievers.
Northern Illinois was a 76-63 loser in its last match at home against Panthers. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs.
Northern Illinois:
Team record: 6-5 SU,5-4 ATS
Northern Illinois is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northern Illinois's last 6 games on the road
Northern Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Iowa
Iowa:
Team record: 7-5 SU,4-8 ATS
Iowa is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Iowa is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Iowa's last 22 games at home
Next up:
Northern Illinois home to Akron Tuesday, January 2
Iowa at Wisconsin Tuesday, January 2