Ball State Cardinals vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 12/28/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ball State Cardinals vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Location: NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, IL

TV: ESPN3

NIU Convocation Center is the location where the Northern Illinois Huskies (3-7) will compete against the Ball State Cardinals (5-6) on Tuesday.

The Ball State Cardinals faced Eastern Illinois and took home the win by a score of 75-55 in their last contest. Ball State walked away from the contest having earned a 47.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 55) and buried 7 out of their 23 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Cardinals made 16 of 25 attempts for a rate of 64.0%. In terms of rebounding, they compiled 29 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 18 dimes in the game as well as forcing 19 turnovers and having 11 steals. When it comes to the defense, Ball State allowed the other team to go 43.9% from the field on 18 of 41 shooting. Eastern Illinois earned 12 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Eastern Illinois had 24 boards (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Eastern Illinois finished the contest at 61.9% from the charity stripe by burying 13 of 21 shots. They buried 6 of their 17 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Cardinals finished with 21 and Eastern Illinois recorded 25 fouls.

Tyler Cochran is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He scored 9 points on 4 out of 6 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins and totaled 10 rebounds. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and recorded 6 dimes.

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Ball State enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 5-6 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per game and as a group they commit 17.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Ball State is collecting 34.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 155 dimes this season, which is 198th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Cardinals are connecting on 38.3% on shots from 3-point land (103 of 269) and 66.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 74.4 points per outing (128th in the nation) while hitting 44.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Cardinals are forcing 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.5 fouls. They relinquish 38.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 334th in the nation in opponents PPG (77.9). The Cardinals defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.1% (298 of 646) and they concede 36.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 182nd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 147 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Northern Illinois Huskies went home defeated by a final of 61-60 against UIC. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Northern Illinois allowed UIC to pull down 37 overall (11 on the offensive side). They went 20.7% from 3-point land via 6 out of 29 and ended up going 9 out of 13 at the charity stripe (69.2%). The Huskies allowed UIC to convert 23 of 56 tries from the field which had them shooting 41.1% for this contest. In all, the Huskies ended up shooting 24 out of 53 from the field which had them at 45.3%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Northern Illinois knocked down 3 out of their 9 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 69.2%. UIC was called for 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for 13 shots. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Huskies pulled down 15 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 18 for this game.

Keshawn Williams ended up being a major contributor for the Huskies for the game. He earned 25 points in his 35 mins on the court and earned 4 assists in the matchup. He converted 11 out of 21 for the game giving him a rate of 52.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

Northern Illinois has a win-loss mark of 3-7 so far this season. As an offense, the Huskies are connecting on 37.4% from the field, which is ranked 350th in the nation. Northern Illinois has tallied 567 points this season (56.7 per game) and they collect 31.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 9.5 times per game (350th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 15.8 times per game. The Huskies are responsible for committing 20.3 fouls every game and they shoot 64.3% from the charity stripe.

The Northern Illinois defense allows 29.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (60 of 207) and their opposition knocks down 70.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 14.0 assists and 37.9 boards per game, which is 277th and 295th in those categories. The Huskies on defense are ranked 153rd in college basketball in PPG allowed with 67.0. They are forcing 15.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (176th in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Northern Illinois and under the total points

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