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Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Illinois State Redbirds
The Northern Illinois Huskies and the Illinois State Redbirds will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at CEFCU Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Redbirds as -15-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total opened at 145.
Last time out for Illinois State, they were a 81-77 winner as they battled Billikens at home. They covered in the match as a +2-point underdog.
Northern Illinois lost its last outing, a 101-57 result against Panthers on December 07. They failed to cover in that game as a +18.5-point underdog.
Northern Illinois:
Team record: 3-7 SU,3-5 ATS
Northern Illinois is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Northern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Northern Illinois's last 12 games on the road
Illinois State:
Team record: 6-4 SU,7-2 ATS
Illinois State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Northern Illinois home to East-West Monday, December 30
Illinois State at Cornell Sunday, December 22