Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/31/23

The Northern Illinois Huskies and the Western Michigan Broncos meet in college basketball action from the Reed Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Western Michigan is listed as a 4.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -200. The total for this game is set at 146.5 points.

Injuries

Neither side has anyone listed on the injury report for this game, so barring any last-minute announcements, both sides will come into this game at full strength.

Matchup History

Northern Illinois’ 75-56 win back on February 1^st, 2022, snapped Western Michigan’s two-game head-to-head win streak.

Trends

Northern Illinois is 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games against a team with a losing record and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a double-digit loss at home while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall. Western Michigan is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 7-2 in their last 9 home games.

Pick

I’m leaning towards Northern Illinois here. I don’t love either of these teams, but the Huskies have at least been winning games lately and between two teams that struggle with getting results, I want as many points in my back pocket as I can get. NIU has also won back-to-back road games and I think they could potentially snag another here. Give me NIU and the points.