Iowa vs Northern Illinois Prediction Basketball Picks 12-29-23

The Northern Illinois Huskies need a win after losing 4 of their last 5 games. The Iowa Hawkeyes look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. Let’s preview this game and give out a Northern Illinois Huskies vs Iowa Hawkeyes prediction.

Northern Illinois Huskies Betting Preview

The Northern Illinois Huskies lost to Indiana State, Monmouth, and Northern Iowa this month. The Northern Illinois Huskies are averaging 80.5 points on 47.8 percent shooting and allowing 76.2 points on 42 percent shooting. David Coit is averaging 17.5 points and 3.8 rebounds, while Zarique Nutter is averaging 15.7 points and 5.1 rebounds. Xavier Amos is the third double-digit scorer and Philmon Gebrewhit is grabbing 2 rebounds. The Northern Illinois Huskies are shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc and 65.3 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Illinois Huskies are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.9 rebounds per game. Northern Illinois is 6-5 in the MAC standings.

Iowa Hawkeyes Betting Preview 

The Iowa Hawkeyes rebounded from a loss to Michigan with wins over Florida A&M and UMBC. The Iowa Hawkeyes are averaging 86.6 points on 47.7 percent shooting and allowing 77.5 points on 43.9 percent shooting. Ben Krikke is averaging 16.8 points and 5.5 rebounds, while Payton Sandfort  is averaging 13.7 points and 6.9 rebounds. Tony Perkins is the third double-digit scorer and Patrick McCaffery is dishing 1.5 assists. The Iowa Hawkeyes are shooting 33.5 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free throw line. The Iowa Hawkeyes are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.4 rebounds per game.

Northern Illinois Huskies vs Iowa Hawkeyes prediction

The Northern Illinois Huskies enter this contest in a funk offensively, they’ve lost 4 straight games against D1 opponents, and they’ve failed to cover their last 4 games as well. The Iowa Hawkeyes have the offense to bury a lot of teams, especially at home, and that will be the case unless NIU can get its act together. Even with Iowa being 4-8 ATS on the season, I’m still laying the points with the Hawkeyes.