Miami RedHawks vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: NIU Convocation Center in Dekalb, IL

TV: ESPN+

NIU Convocation Center is the location where the Northern Illinois Huskies (4-11) will attempt to defeat the Miami RedHawks (11-4) on Tuesday.

The Miami RedHawks took the court against Western Michigan and went home with a win by a final score of 91-71 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the RedHawks ended up with 21 while Western Michigan had 18 fouls. They made 2 out of their 16 attempts from distance. Western Michigan shot 70.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 24 attempts. Additionally, Western Michigan pulled down 30 rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Western Michigan distributed 9 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. When talking about the defense, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 42.6% from the floor on 26 out of 61 shooting. They also distributed 20 assists in the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the RedHawks made 15 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 68.2%. Miami finished with a 54.1% FG percentage (33 of 61) and buried 10 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Kam Craft is one player who came through in this matchup. He ended up scoring 23 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and totaled 4 boards. He finished the contest at 69.2% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Miami enters this one with a mark of 11-4 on the year. They average 83.5 points per game (28th in Division 1) while hitting 49.9% from the field. The RedHawks are shooting 40.4% on three-point shots (168 of 416) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Miami is pulling in 33.4 boards per game and has 250 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 122nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.2 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the RedHawks are able to force 16.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 202nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (71.7). The RedHawks defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.3% (378 of 817) and they surrender 31.9 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 102nd in the nation in allowing assists with 197 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the Northern Illinois Huskies went home defeated by a final of 108-70 against Ohio. When talking about rebounds, Northern Illinois allowed Ohio to collect 42 overall (6 offensive). They shot 54.8% from distance by shooting 17 out of 31 and ended up shooting 17 out of 25 at the charity stripe (68.0%). The Huskies permitted Ohio to bury 37 of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 61.7% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Huskies ended up shooting 26 out of 67 from the field which had them shooting 38.8%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Northern Illinois knocked down 10 of 30 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 8 of those for a clip of 44.4%. Ohio was called for 18 fouls for this contest which took the Huskies to the free throw line for 18 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Huskies pulled down 20 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds totaling 22 in this game.

Quentin Jones pitched in for the Huskies in the game. He knocked down 9 out of 17 for the game for a field goal rate of 52.9%, and totaled 8 rebounds. He earned 25 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 5 assists in this game.

Northern Illinois has a mark of 4-11 on the season. As an offensive team, the Huskies are hitting on 40.5% from the floor, which is ranked 347th in college. Northern Illinois has accounted for 1,064 pts on the season (70.9 per contest) and they collect 34.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.8 times per game (262nd in college) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per contest. The Huskies commit 19.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.6% from the charity stripe.

The Northern Illinois defense gives up 36.5% on 3-point attempts (122 of 334) and opponents are making 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.5 assists and 41.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 216th and 359th in those categories. The Huskies are ranked 302nd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 76.3. They are forcing 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the floor (275th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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