Northern Illinois Huskies vs Miami RedHawks Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs Miami RedHawks

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Millett Hall in Oxford, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Northern Illinois Huskies (7-14) are en route to Millett Hall on Tuesday where they will meet the Miami RedHawks (11-11).

The Northern Illinois Huskies stepped onto the hardwood against Eastern Michigan and earned the victory with a final of 76-66 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Huskies ended up with 17 while Eastern Michigan totaled 25 fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 18 shots from distance. Eastern Michigan shot 76.5% at the charity stripe by making 13 of 17 tries. Moreover, Eastern Michigan snagged 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Eastern Michigan distributed 7 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Northern Illinois allowed their opponent to shoot 40.7% from the floor on 24 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 10 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they compiled 38 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Huskies converted 30 of their 35 shots for a rate of 85.7%. Northern Illinois ended the contest having earned a 38.9% field goal percentage (21 of 54) and buried 4 out of their 18 shots from beyond the arc.

Xavier Amos is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished shooting 60.0% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He played for 32 minutes and grabbed 6 boards. He ended up with 19 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Northern Illinois steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 7-14 this season. They are giving up possession 12.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.3 fouls every game. As a team, Northern Illinois is grabbing 35.5 boards per game and has 222 assists this year, which ranks 346th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Huskies are shooting 33.9% on three-point shots (160 of 472) and 67.9% from the charity stripe. They average 76.7 pts per game (111th in college hoops) while hitting 45.6% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Huskies are able to force 11.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 fouls. They currently rank 195th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 291 surrendered this season. The Huskies defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.0% (596 of 1,325) and they concede 38.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 344th in college basketball in points per game allowed (79.7).

In their last game, the Miami RedHawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-69 against Ohio. The RedHawks were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the game. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. Ohio committed 15 fouls in the matchup which took the RedHawks to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. When talking about three-point attempts, Miami buried 7 out of their 20 attempts (35.0%). Overall, the RedHawks went 23 out of 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.0%. The RedHawks permitted Ohio to knock down 27 of their 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.9% for the contest. They finished 51.7% from downtown by shooting 15 of 29 and ended up shooting 9 of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). With respect to team rebounding, Miami allowed Ohio to collect 28 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Anderson Mirambeaux ended up being a factor for the RedHawks in this contest. He made 6 out of 13 for this game giving him a rate of 46.2%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 22 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 11-11 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the RedHawks are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 79th in college hoops. Miami has accounted for 1,618 points for the campaign (73.5 per contest) and they pull down 32.7 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.1 times per game (80th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.7 times per game. The RedHawks are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game and they go 70.9% from the charity stripe.

The RedHawks on defense are ranked 170th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 71.4. They are able to force 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (182nd in the country). The Miami defense allows 31.0% on shots from beyond the arc (142 of 458) and opponents are converting on 72.7% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.0 assists and 35.0 boards per contest, which ranks 110th and 192nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Northern Illinois

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