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Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Illinois State Redbirds
The Northern Iowa Panthers and the Illinois State Redbirds will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at CEFCU Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Redbirds as -1.5-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 139.5.
In their last action, Illinois State was a 69-51 loser on the road against Aces. They failed to cover the -6-point spread as favorites.
Northern Iowa was a 71-68 loser in its last match at home against Racers. They failed to cover the -5-point spread as favorites.
Northern Iowa:
Team record: 8-7 SU,9-6 ATS
Illinois State:
Team record: 10-6 SU,11-4 ATS
Next up:
Northern Iowa home to Evansville Tuesday, January 14
Illinois State at Drake Wednesday, January 15