Northern Illinois Huskies vs Miami RedHawks Prediction, 1/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs Miami Redhawks

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: Millett Hall in Oxford, OH

TV: ESPN3

Millett Hall is the location where the Miami Redhawks (8-8) will take on the Northern Illinois Huskies (5-9) on Saturday.

The Northern Illinois Huskies faced off with Bowling Green and took a loss by a final of 92-83 in their last game. Northern Illinois ended the game with a 51.7% field goal percentage (30 of 58) and converted 10 out of their 22 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Huskies buried 13 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 61.9%. In terms of rebounding, they compiled a total of 21 with 4 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 assists in this game while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to defending, Northern Illinois allowed the other team to shoot 60.8% from the field on 31 of 51 shooting. Bowling Green distributed 17 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Additionally, Bowling Green snagged 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Bowling Green finished the game at 76.0% from the free throw line by converting 19 of their 25 attempts. They also converted 11 of their 21 shots from distance. When talking about fouls, the Huskies ended up walking away with 18 while Bowling Green recorded 16 fouls.

Keshawn Williams is a player who was a contributor in the game. He finished shooting 75.0% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He played 29 minutes and pulled down 3 boards. He ended up walking away with 32 points on 12 out of 16 shooting.

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Northern Illinois steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 5-9 for the year. They are giving up possession 15.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Northern Illinois is pulling in 31.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 148 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 344th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Huskies are shooting 34.8% on shots from downtown (89 of 256) and 64.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 61.1 points per contest (345th in Division 1) while hitting 40.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Huskies are able to force 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 fouls. They currently rank 126th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 192 surrendered for the year. The Huskies are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.3% (335 of 756) and they surrender 36.8 boards per contest as a squad. They relinquish 32.6% from 3-point land and they are ranked 232nd in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (70.6).

For their last game, the Miami RedHawks took a loss by a score of 86-63 when they faced Ohio. The RedHawks earned 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in the matchup. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. Ohio earned 20 personal fouls for the contest which took the RedHawks to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of them for a percentage of 81.0%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Miami converted 8 of their 27 attempts (29.6%). When this game wrapped up, the RedHawks ended up going 19 for 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.5%. The RedHawks permitted Ohio to knock down 29 out of their 57 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.9% in the matchup. They went 39.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 13 out of 33 and ended up shooting 15 out of 24 from the free throw line (62.5%). With respect to rebounding, Miami permitted Ohio to pull down 35 in total (10 offensive).

Dae Dae Grant pitched in for the RedHawks in this game. He earned 11 points in his 32 minutes on the court and added 1 assist in this game. He made 4 of 11 in this contest for a rate of 36.4%, and had 9 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 8-8 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the RedHawks are hitting on 45.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 134th in the nation. Miami has earned 1,241 pts this year (77.6 per game) and they pull in 37.2 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 13.3 times per contest (177th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per game. The RedHawks are responsible for committing 15.3 personal fouls per game while shooting 78.5% from the free throw line.

The Miami defense surrenders 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (139 of 418) and opponents are converting on 73.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.1 assists and 35.3 rebounds per contest, ranking them 216th and 207th in those defensive categories. The RedHawks are ranked 216th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 70.1. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.3% from the floor (109th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northern Illinois

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