Northern Illinois Huskies vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: Convocation Center (MI) in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: fuboTV

Convocation Center (MI) is the location where the Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-14) will try to beat the Northern Illinois Huskies (6-12) on Saturday.

The Northern Illinois Huskies took the court against Miami and notched a win by a score of 81-77 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 16 and Miami totaled 18 personal fouls. They also converted 6 of 20 attempts from long range. Miami ended up shooting 83.3% at the charity stripe by making 15 of their 18 shots. Additionally, Miami grabbed 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Miami distributed 17 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defense, Northern Illinois allowed 49.1% from the floor on 28 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 30 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Huskies knocked down 16 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 61.5%. Northern Illinois finished having earned a 52.7% FG percentage (29 out of 55) and converted 7 out of their 17 3-point attempts.

David Coit is a player who was a factor for the contest. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the field and earned 4 dimes. He saw the court for 40 mins played and snagged 1 board. He notched 21 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Picks

Northern Illinois will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 6-12 this year. They are turning it over 15.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.1 fouls per game. As a team, Northern Illinois is collecting 33.3 boards per game and has totaled 189 dimes this year, which has them ranked 348th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Huskies are shooting 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc (122 of 367) and 65.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 68.6 pts per game (259th in Division 1) while hitting 43.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Huskies are able to force 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 212th in the country in giving up assists with 242 surrendered so far this season. The Huskies defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.3% (481 of 1,061) and they concede 37.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 328th in college hoops in opponents PPG (75.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Eastern Michigan Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 77-63 against Kent State. Regarding rebounds, Eastern Michigan permitted Kent State to get 35 in total (7 offensive). They went 25.9% from three-point range by going 7 of 27 and ended up going 14 of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Eagles allowed Kent State to convert 28 of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.7% for the game. When all was said and done, the Eagles walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.0%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Eastern Michigan knocked down 4 of their 19 tries (21.1%). They were able to bury 9 of the free throws for a rate of 52.9%. Kent State had 20 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 3 steals for this contest. The Eagles earned 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this matchup.

Emoni Bates was important for the Eagles in this contest. He earned 24 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this contest. He converted 8 of 15 for the game for a rate of 53.3%, and added 6 rebounds.

Eastern Michigan has a win-loss record of 4-14 this season. The Eagles commit 20.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 9.4 times per game (359th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. Eastern Michigan has earned 1,299 pts so far this season (72.2 per contest) and they average 31.8 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Eagles are connecting on 42.5% from the floor, which ranks 284th in the nation.

The Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 359th in the country in points per game surrendered with 81.3. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.0% from the floor (359th in the country). The Eastern Michigan defense gives up 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (146 of 435) and their opponents are converting on 69.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 12.7 dimes and 37.7 boards per game, which is ranked 187th and 329th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here