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Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Valparaiso Beacons
The Northern Iowa Panthers and the Valparaiso Beacons will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Athletics-Recreation Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -4-point favorites versus the Beacons, while the game's total opened at 146.5.
Valparaiso won its last outing, a 73-72 result against Bears on January 01. They covered in that game as a +5-point underdog.
Northern Iowa was a 76-70 winner in its last match at home against Bruins. They covered the -5-point spread as favorites.
Northern Iowa:
Team record: 8-5 SU,9-4 ATS
Northern Iowa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northern Iowa's last 5 games on the road
Northern Iowa is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Valparaiso
Valparaiso:
Team record: 8-6 SU,7-5 ATS
Valparaiso is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Valparaiso is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Northern Iowa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Valparaiso's last 6 games when playing Northern Iowa
Next up:
Northern Iowa home to Murray State Wednesday, January 8
Valparaiso home to Indiana State Wednesday, January 8