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Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles
The Northern Illinois Huskies and the Eastern Michigan Eagles will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at George Gervin GameAbove Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Eagles as -6.5-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total opened at 146.5.
Eastern Michigan was a 86-64 loser in its last match on the road against Wildcats. They failed to cover the +14-point spread as underdogs.
Northern Illinois won its last outing, a 117-50 result against Phantoms on December 30.
Northern Illinois:
Team record: 4-8 SU,3-6 ATS
Northern Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Northern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northern Illinois's last 5 games on the road
Eastern Michigan:
Team record: 6-6 SU,4-7 ATS
Eastern Michigan is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northern Illinois
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Eastern Michigan's last 9 games when playing Northern Illinois
Next up:
Northern Illinois home to Kent State Tuesday, January 7
Eastern Michigan at Toledo Tuesday, January 7