NIU vs Bowling Green Preview
NIU is 15-15 ATS with an O/U record of 14-15 and Bowling Green is 16-11-1 ATS with an O/U record of 13-14. In their last games Northern Illinois beat Ball State 70-56 and Bowling Green lost to Buffalo 88-65.[ad-4468020]
Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Bowling Green Falcons Preview
Venue/ Stadium: Convocation Center, Dekalb, Illinois
Time/Date: 8 PM EST Monday, January 28, 2014
NCAAB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Bowling Green -3
Over/Under: OFF
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ATS Matchup Stats | Gambling Insight!
This season Northern Illinois 9-7 at home and Bowling Green is 4-10 on the road.
Northern Illinois faces Bowling Green in the first round of the MAC tournament. Both of these teams finished the season under .500 so to have any chance to play in the Big Dance they will have to win the conference tournament.
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Earlier this season at Bowling Green the Huskies beat the Falcons 45-36.
Northern Illinois did not shoot the rock well in their win this season over Bowling Green, but they played great defense with the Falcons only shooting 29.3% from the floor.
To say this game is an even match up would be an understatement, as Bowling Green ranks 331st in the nation in scoring and 37th on defense and Northern Illinois ranks 333rd in the nation in scoring and 39th on defense.
Bowling Green did not end the season well losing 5 of their last 6 games including their last 3.
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Northern Illinois snapped their 2-game losing streak with a win in their last game.
Darrell Bowie is the leading scorer for the Huskies and he is coming off a solid 17-point effort in his last game. There are no NIU players averaging in double figures and they play a good team game with 6 players that are averaging over 6 ppg.
Richaun Holmes is the leading scorer and 2nd leading rebounder for the Falcons and as a team there are 4 players that are averaging in double figures.
The Huskies are a much better rebounding team and if they can win the battle of the boards and pull down some offensive rebounds they should win this game.
Betting Trends
Bowling Green is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall, and in their last 13 games they have an Over record of 9-4.
Northern Illinois is 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 home games, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a losing S.U. record, and they have an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a losing S.U. record.
In the last 4 games between these 2 teams the total has gone Under every time.
Bowling Green is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against NIU.
Jason’s Pick:
The Falcons struggled at the end of the season and since NIU already beat Bowling Green this season I am going with them to win and cover in this game.
Player Injuries
Northern Illinois
[G] 01/18/2014 – Antone Christian out indefinitely ( MCL )
[C] 01/07/2014 – Marin Maric out for season ( Foot )
(!)[G] 01/07/2014 – Dontel Highsmith out for season ( ACL )
Bowling Green
[C] 03/09/2014 – Josh Gomez “?” Monday vs. No Illinois ( Undisclosed )
[G] 12/11/2013 – Chauncey Orr out for season ( Knee )
