Northern Illinois vs Toledo 2/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Toledo Rockets (19-5) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (6-15)
February 12, 2022 4:30 pm EDT
The Line: Northern Illinois Huskies +12.5 / Toledo Rockets -12.5; Over/Under: -141.5
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The Toledo Rockets and the Northern Illinois Huskies meet in college basketball action from the NIU Convocation Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Toledo Rockets will look to build on their 77-62 win over Ohio last time out. Ryan Rollins leads the Rockets in scoring with 19.8 PPG along with a team-high 6.3 RPG and 3.7 APG while JT Shumate has 15.3 PPG and 6.2 RPG this season. Setric Millner Jr. has 14.2 PPG with 6 RPG and RayJ Dennis has 11.9 PPG with 5.8 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG this season. As a team, Toledo is averaging 80.5 PPG on 48% shooting from the field, 35.4% from three and 77.8% from the foul line while allowing 68.9 PPG on 39.9% shooting from the field and 30.5% from three this season.
The Northern Illinois Huskies will hope to bounce back from back-to-back losses after a 70-64 loss to Akron last time out. Keshawn Williams leads NIU in scoring with 16.1 PPG while Trendon Hankerson has 11.1 PPG with 3.7 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for the Huskies so far this season. Kaleb Thornton has 8 PPG and 4 APG while Anthony Crump’s got 5.2 RPG as well this season. As a team, Northern Illinois is averaging 63.5 points per game on 41.3% from the field, 33.6% from three and 67.5% from the foul line while allowing 71.6 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the floor and 32.6% from three this season.
Toledo is 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games following an ATS win and 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 road games. Northern Illinois is 4-11-1 ATS in their last 16 home games and 8-22-1 ATS in their last 31 Saturday games while the over is 5-2-2 in their last 9 games overall.
I get why a home dog could be worth a look, especially here as this feels like a prime letdown spot for Toledo after such a big win over Ohio and then having to get up for NIU here. However, the Huskies have shown little punch offensively and I just wonder if they have the chops to hang here with the Rockets. Give me Toledo in this one.
