Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/27/21

The Northern Illinois Huskies and Eastern Michigan Eagles meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Convocation Center.

The Northern Illinois Huskies ned a win here to snap a five game losing streak. The Northern Illinois Huskies are averaging 59.3 points on 39.2 percent shooting and allowing 75.5 points on 46.8 percent shooting. Tyler Cochran is averaging 13.7 points and 7.5 rebounds while Trendon Hankerson is averaging 12.4 points and 4.2 rebounds. Darius Beane is the third double-digit scorer and Zool Kueth is dishing 0.6 assists. The Northern Illinois Huskies are shooting 29.7 percent from beyond the arc and 60.4 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Illinois Huskies are allowing 38.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.3 rebounds per game.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles need a win here to snap a seven game losing streak. The Eastern Michigan Eagles are averaging 67 points on 40.6 percent shooting and allowing 83 points on 54.5 percent shooting. Yeikson Montero is averaging 16 points and six rebounds while Ty Groce is averaging 14 points and three rebounds. Darion Spottsville is the third double-digit scorer and Miles Gibson is grabbing four rebounds. The Eastern Michigan Eagles are shooting 19 percent from beyond the arc and 68.8 percent from the free throw line. The Eastern Michigan Eagles are allowing 42.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 25 rebounds per game.

The Huskies are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 road games and 5-16-1 ATS in their last 22 games overall. The Eagles are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 home games and 3-14-1 ATS in their last 18 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Huskies last 5 overall. The over is 5-1 in Eagles last 6 overall. The underdog is 13-4 ATS in the last 17 meetings.

These are two terrible teams against the spread and neither club is playing well entering this contest. However, if forced to pick, I’d have to fade NIU on the road. The Northern Illinois Huskies lose on the road this season by an average of 21 points while shooting 38.7 percent from the field. The Eastern Michigan Eagles are playing bad basketball right now, but they do win at home by an average of 4.1 points. I’d lay the chalk here, but there’s much better options on Saturday’s stacked CBB card.