Northern Illinois vs Boston University 11/21/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets and Odds
Boston University Terriers (2-2) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (1-2)
November 21, 2021 11:00 am EDT
The Line: Northern Illinois Huskies +9 ; Over/Under: 130.5
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The Northern Illinois Huskies and the Boston University Terriers meet Sunday in college basketball action from UNF Arena. Northern Illinois has posted losses in their last two games. The Huskies are coming off a 17-point defeat by Missouri. As for the Terriers, they’re 2-2 so far and fresh off a win over Hartford. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Northern Illinois got a win in their first outing of the year against Washington. The Huskies scored 36 points in the first half on the way to a 71-64 win. Game two was NIU’s first loss in an 85-49 blowout at the hands of Indiana.
The Huskies couldn’t do much against Missouri in their third game either. NIU posted just 16 points in the second half and stumbled to a 54-37 loss. Trendon Hankerson was the team’s top scorer with just eight points and two rebounds.
Over on the Boston side, their first game of the year was a loss, 71-62 to Rhode Island. The Terriers picked it up in game two with an 85-61 win over Gordon College, but then fell to Northeastern by a score of 49-48.
Northern Illinois was able to even up their record in their last game against Hartford. The Huskies held a 41-25 halftime edge and were able to hang on in a 75-70 victory. Walter Whyte led the way on 21 points with eight rebounds and a steal.
Boston U is 3-13 ATS in their last 16 home games and 6-1 ATS in their last seven overall. The Terriers are 3-11 ATS in their last 14 Sunday games.
Meanwhile, the Huskies are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 road games and 7-20-1 ATS in their last 28 overall. The over is 5-1 in NIU’s last six after an ATS loss.
PICK: I’m going with Boston. The Terriers put up a pretty good effort against Hartford in their last game—though the second half was a little sketchy. Boston shot 45.9 percent from the floor with 38 rebounds and 12 team assists.
As for NIU, they’re coming off an absolute dud of a game with 24.1 percent shooting and just four assists. I expect the Huskies to bounce back and play better here, but I like the Terriers on a cover.
