Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/21/23
Northern Illinois Huskies (6-11) vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-13)
January 21, 2023 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: Eastern Michigan Eagles -3 / Northern Illinois Huskies +3; Over/Under: +150.5
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The Northern Illinois Huskies and Eastern Michigan Eagles meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Northern Illinois Huskies Preview
The Northern Illinois Huskies are averaging 68.6 points on 43.9 percent shooting and allowing 75.7 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Keshawn Williams is averaging 17.9 points and 4.7 rebounds, while David Coit is averaging 14.3 points and 2.5 rebounds. Zarique Nutter is the third double-digit scorer and Anthony Crump is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Northern Illinois Huskies are shooting 33.2 percent from beyond the arc and 65.5 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Illinois Huskies are allowing 33.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.9 rebounds per game.
The Eastern Michigan Eagles Preview
The Eastern Michigan Eagles are averaging 72.2 points on 42.5 percent shooting and allowing 81.3 points on 49 percent shooting. Emoni Bates is averaging 20 points and 5.9 rebounds, while Tyson Acuff is averaging 12.5 points and 3.1 rebounds. Noah Farrakhan is the third double-digit scorer and Legend Geeter is grabbing 4.6 rebounds. The Eastern Michigan Eagles are shooting 31.1 percent from beyond the arc and 75.7 percent from the free throw line. The Eastern Michigan Eagles are allowing 33.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.4 rebounds per game.
Trends
The Huskies are 6-17-1 ATS in their last 24 Saturday games. The Eagles are 2-11 ATS in their last 13 home games and 22-45-1 ATS in their last 68 games overall. The under is 5-1 in Huskies last 6 overall. The under is 9-3 in Eagles last 12 home games. The underdog is 20-8 ATS in the last 28 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Eastern Michigan Eagles are getting the benefit of the doubt because they’re at home, but these are two horrible teams that aren’t getting any better. Northern Illinois has its issues, but at least we’re getting a free bucket. Eastern Michigan loses even at home by an average of 7.7 points. Yuck. Give me NIU if forced to pick.
