Ohio vs Northern Illinois 1/25/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Northern Illinois Huskies will travel to the Convocation Center (OH) to take on the Ohio Bobcats this Tuesday night in College Basketball action.

The Northern Illinois Huskies lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 5-10 on the season after being defeated by the Miami (OH) RedHawks, 85-82 in OT, this past Saturday. Northern Illinois allowed Miami (OH) to fight back from a 62-51 deficit with just 4:51 remaining in regulation to force OT and the RedHawks were able to pull off a dramatic victory after Dalonte Brown hit a game-winning three-pointer with just :01 second left in OT. Northern Illinois shot 51.7% from the field & 52.4% from beyond the arc while allowing Miami (OH) to shoot 47.6% from the field & 38.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Huskies was Keshawn Williams who had 28 points, 2 rebounds, & 2 assists in 32 minutes from off the bench.

On the season, Northern Illinois is averaging 62.5 ppg on 44.6% shooting from the field. The Huskies are averaging 6.7 three-pointers per game on 36.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Northern Illinois has been led by Keshawn Williams (15.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.2 spg), Trendon Hankerson (10.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.2 apg, 2.0 spg), Kaleb Thornton (8.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.8 apg), & Anthony Crump (5.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.4 apg).

Defensively, Northern Illinois is allowing their opponents to average 71.6 ppg on 44.6% shooting from the field. The Huskies have a rebound margin of -5.1 and a turnover margin of -0.3.

The Ohio Bobcats had their 9-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 14-3 on the season after being defeated by the Toledo Rockets, 87-69, this past Friday. Ohio had no answers on the defensive end for Toledo and could not fight back after the Rockets took a 77-65 lead with 4:14 left in regulation. Ohio shot 45.0% from the field & 27.6% from beyond the arc while allowing Toledo to shoot 59.0% from the field & 41.2% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Bobcats was Jason Carter who had 19 points, 7 rebounds, & 2 assists.

On the season, Ohio is averaging 73.9 ppg on 43.5% shooting from the field. The Bobcats are averaging 8.6 three-pointers per game on 33.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Ohio has been led by Mark Sears (19.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.8 spg), Jason Carter (14.7 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.2 spg, 1.1 bpg), Ben Vander Plas (12.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.5 spg), & Miles Brown (7.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.2 spg).

Defensively, Ohio is allowing their opponents to average 67.2 ppg on 44.0% shooting from the field. The Bobcats have a rebound margin of 0.1 and a turnover margin of 3.1.

The Huskies are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games & 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. Ohio. The Bobcats are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs. MAC-West opponents & 6-3 ATS in their last 9 January games.

Northern Illinois has struggled on both ends of the court this season as the Huskies come into this game ranked just 329^th in scoring offense, 307^th in FG%, & 254^th in scoring defense. Ohio has been solid on both ends of the court and come into this game ranked 130^th in scoring offense & 133^rd in scoring defense.

Ohio is a solid team and have been outstanding at home this season, posting a 9-1 record, however, this is a team that outside their victory at Miami (OH) recently, doesn’t have another victory of 15+ points against a D-1 opponent. Northern Illinois was able to pick up a win at Washington early this season and as they have been competitive as of late, which includes a 2-point loss at Kent State, I think the Huskies do enough with the points to get us a cover. Good Luck!