Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 1/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, IL

TV: ESPN3

The Northern Illinois Huskies (4-8) host the Eastern Michigan Eagles (7-7) at NIU Convocation Center on Saturday.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Central Michigan and earned the victory with a final of 99-68 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Eagles ended up with 18 and Central Michigan racked up 20 fouls. They made 10 of their 25 shots from downtown. Central Michigan finished shooting 60.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 20 attempts. Additionally, Central Michigan grabbed 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Central Michigan earned 7 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defense, Eastern Michigan allowed the other team to go 40.4% from the field on 23 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in this game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Eagles knocked down 18 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. Eastern Michigan ended with a 59.7% FG percentage (37 of 62) and made 7 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Bryce McBride is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He went 50.0% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes. He played 24 minutes and also snagged 3 boards. He left the arena with 16 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Eastern Michigan will take the court with a win-loss mark of 7-7 so far this year. They are averaging 74.9 points per contest (124th in the nation) while going 44.2% from the field. The Eagles are shooting 31.6% on shots from downtown (86 of 272) and 70.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Eastern Michigan is snagging 36.5 boards per game and is sitting with 144 assists for the campaign, which is 329th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 14.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Eagles are forcing 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They give up 33.6% on 3-pointers and they are 328th in D-1 in points per game allowed (76.4). The Eagles are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.9% (381 of 888) and they relinquish 39.9 boards per game as a group. They rank 94th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 163 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Northern Illinois Huskies got the victory with a final of 65-63 against Kent State. Regarding rebounding, Northern Illinois allowed Kent State to get 33 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They went 20.0% from beyond the arc via 4 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 25 at the free throw line (84.0%). The Huskies allowed Kent State to make 19 out of 52 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.5% in this contest. Overall, the Huskies finished the game shooting 23 out of 47 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.9%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Northern Illinois converted 7 out of 13 tries (53.8%). They were able to make 12 of those for a clip of 60.0%. Kent State committed 20 fouls for the contest which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Huskies snagged 21 defensive boards and 1 offensive boards for a total of 22 for this game.

Kaleb Thornton ended up being a factor for the Huskies for this contest. He buried 7 out of 8 for the game for a field goal percentage of 87.5%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in this matchup.

Northern Illinois has a mark of 4-8 so far this year. The Huskies commit 20.8 fouls per game and they go 64.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 10.0 times per contest (344th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 15.6 times per contest. Northern Illinois has accounted for 695 points so far this season (57.9 per contest) and they snag 31.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Huskies are shooting 38.2% from the floor, which ranks 349th in the nation.

The Northern Illinois defense surrenders 29.3% on shots from beyond the arc (71 of 242) and opponents are making 72.2% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.6 dimes and 38.0 total rebounds per game, which is 253rd and 312th in college hoops. The Huskies defensively are ranked 189th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 68.9. They have forced 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (209th in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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