The Belmont Bruins and Northern Iowa Panthers meet Sunday in college basketball action at the McLeod Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Belmont Bruins Betting Preview
The Belmont Bruins are averaging 75.8 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 71 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Ben Sheppard is averaging 19.2 points and 5.4 rebounds, while Cade Tyson is averaging 13.2 points and 4.5 rebounds. Drew Friberg is the third double-digit scorer and Ja’Kobi Gillespie is grabbing 2.1 rebounds. The Belmont Bruins are shooting 39.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71.6 percent from the free throw line. The Belmont Bruins are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.1 rebounds per game.
The Northern Iowa Panthers Betting Preview
The Northern Iowa Panthers are averaging 69.9 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 69.7 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Bowen Born is averaging 17.4 points and 2.7 assists, while Tytan Anderson is averaging 12.9 points and 8.9 rebounds. Nate Heise is the third double-digit scorer and Michael Duax is dishing 1.1 assists. The Northern Iowa Panthers are shooting 34.2 percent from beyond the arc and 68.7 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Iowa Panthers are allowing 35.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.7 rebounds per game.
Belmont vs Northern Iowa Trends
The Bruins are 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 Sunday games and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 road games. The Panthers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The over is 9-3 in Bruins last 12 overall. The over is 8-2 in Panthers last 10 overall.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Northern Iowa Panthers will have their chances at home, but they’re in terrible form right now, losing their last 5 games by an average of 11.6 points. Belmont has been the more consistent team this season and wins as favorites by an average of 7.1 points. With the way Northern Iowa looks, I’ll lay the bucket with the Bruins.