Toledo Rockets vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 2/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022

Location: NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, IL

TV: ESPN3

The Northern Illinois Huskies (6-15) will play the Toledo Rockets (19-5) at NIU Convocation Center on Saturday.

The Toledo Rockets took the court against Ohio and walked away with a win by a score of 77-62 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Rockets ended up with 13 while Ohio finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They knocked down 11 out of their 31 shots from 3-point land. Ohio finished the contest at 53.8% from the free throw line by converting 7 of 13 attempts. On top of that, Ohio collected 23 rebounds (6 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't have a block. Ohio doled out 11 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. Regarding defense, Toledo let their opponent shoot 32.8% from the field on 22 out of 67 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 1 steal. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 45 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Rockets buried 10 of 11 tries for a rate of 90.9%. Toledo finished the game having earned a 56.4% FG percentage (31 out of 55) and converted 5 out of their 17 shots from distance.

Ryan Rollins is a guy who was a factor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor and recorded 8 dimes. He played for 35 minutes played and also totaled 16 boards. He left the arena with 15 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Toledo will play this game with a mark of 19-5 for the year. They currently have an average of 80.5 pts per contest (16th in D-1) while hitting 48.0% from the field. The Rockets are hitting 35.4% on shots from distance (164 of 463) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Toledo is pulling down 40.5 rebounds per contest and has 357 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 52nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.1 fouls. They relinquish 30.5% on 3-point shots and they are 182nd in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (68.9). The Rockets defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.9% (604 of 1,514) and they relinquish 35.0 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 218th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 299 relinquished on the campaign.

For their last game, the Northern Illinois Huskies took a loss by a score of 70-64 when they faced Akron. In reference to cleaning the glass, Northern Illinois allowed Akron to collect 25 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They went 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 26 from the free throw line (84.6%). The Huskies allowed Akron to make 21 of 40 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 52.5% in the matchup. Overall, the Huskies shot 22 for 46 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.8%. In relation to shooting from distance, Northern Illinois knocked down 7 of 18 attempts (38.9%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 86.7%. Akron committed 13 fouls in the matchup which took the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Huskies were able to corral 17 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 21 for this game.

Keshawn Williams was important for the Huskies for this game. He accumulated 19 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist for the game. He buried 7 out of 15 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and added 2 rebounds.

Northern Illinois has a record of 6-15 on the season. The Huskies are committing 20.5 fouls per game while shooting 67.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.0 times per game (321st in college basketball) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per contest. Northern Illinois has totaled 1,333 points for the season (63.5 per contest) and they collect 32.2 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Huskies are shooting 41.3% from the field, which is 308th in college basketball.

The Huskies on the defensive side of the court are 253rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (274th in D-1). The Northern Illinois defense allows 32.6% on 3-point attempts (141 of 433) and opponents are knocking down 73.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.4 assists and 36.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 247th and 260th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northern Illinois

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