Belmont vs Northern Iowa Prediction 2/19/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Northern Iowa Panthers and the Belmont Bruins meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the CFSB Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Belmont vs Northern Iowa Prediction.

Northern Iowa Recap

The Northern Iowa Panthers come into this game looking to build on their 74-67 win over Murray State last time out to improve to 18-9 on the year. After this game, Northern Iowa will head home for a game with Drake.

Panthers Win 5^th In A Row

Tytan Anderson leads the Panthers in scoring and rebounding with 14.9 PPG and 6.5 RPG while Jacob Hutson has 11.8 PPG with 4.2 RPG. Leon Bond III has added 10.4 PPG with 4.8 RPG while Trey Campbell’s chipped in 11.6 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 2.9 APG to lead the Panthers in assists and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Northern Iowa so far this season. Ben Schwieger also has 9.8 PPG and 4.7 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Northern Iowa is averaging 74.9 PPG on 49.7% shooting from the field, 37.5% from three, and 70.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Northern Iowa Panthers will win

• Northern Iowa has won seven of its last eight games.
• Belmont has lost three of its last four night games following a road win.

Belmont Recap

The Belmont Bruins come into this game looking to add on to their 73-68 win over Southern Illinois last time out to improve to 18-9 on the year. After this game, Belmont will welcome Indiana State to town.

Bruins Looking To Build Momentum

Jonathan Pierre leads the Bruins in scoring and rebounding with 14.1 PPG and 6.1 RPG with 3.8 APG while Isaiah Walker has 11.2 PPG with 5.6 RPG and 2.3 APG. Tyler Lundblade has 12.1 PPG and Carter Whitt has 12.8 PPG with 4.5 RPG and a team-high 5.8 APG to lead Belmont in assists, while also rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Belmont so far this season. Brody Peebles also has 8.2 PPG Sam Orme has 9.5 PPG with 4.4 RPG and Brigham Rogers has 6.9 PPG with 4.3 RPG this season. As a team, Belmont is averaging 81.3 PPG on 47% shooting from the field, 39.4% from three, and 72.2% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Belmont Bruins will win

• Belmont has won 38 of its last 43 night games at Curb Event Center.

Belmont vs Northern Iowa Prediction

I’m on Belmont here. I think in most instances with everything being equal, I’d likely be on Northern Iowa here, but the Panthers have a messed up schedule spot having played a game against Murray State on Monday because of technical difficulties postponing the game a day, and now on a quick turnaround have to face a fast-paced Belmont offense that’s going to push the pace and make life difficult for the Panthers. Belmont runs at the fastest pace offensively in the MVC, and I think that Northern Iowa has too much going against them here for my liking. Give me Belmont in this one.