Northern Illinois Huskies vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Northern Illinois Huskies (5-15) are hitting the road to Savage Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Toledo Rockets (12-8).

The Northern Illinois Huskies took the court against Akron and took a loss by a score of 80-70 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Huskies ended up with 21 and Akron accumulated 21 fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 33 shots from 3-point land. Akron finished the contest at 76.2% from the charity stripe by making 16 of 21 attempts. Additionally, Akron had 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Akron doled out 14 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. When it comes to the defense, Northern Illinois allowed 42.9% from the field on 27 of 63 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 25 with 1 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Huskies made 19 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 65.5%. Northern Illinois finished the game with a 39.3% FG percentage (22 of 56) and converted 7 out of their 23 3-pointers.

Quentin Jones is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the field and earned 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and collected 6 rebounds. He totaled 25 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Northern Illinois heads into this contest with a record of 5-15 this season. They turn it over 11.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Northern Illinois is pulling down 33.1 rebounds per contest and has 255 dimes so far this year, which ranks 293rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Huskies are shooting 33.4% from downtown (183 of 548) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 70.8 points per outing (271st in D-1) while hitting 40.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Huskies are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are 220th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 281 conceded on the campaign. The Huskies defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.6% (517 of 1,160) and they surrender 41.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 36.4% on three-point shots while they are 291st in college in points per game allowed (75.9).

The last time they took the court, the Toledo Rockets got the victory with a final of 86-83 when they faced Ohio. In the matter of rebounding, Toledo allowed Ohio to pull down 32 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished 42.1% from three-point range by hitting 8 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 17 at the free throw line (76.5%). The Rockets allowed Ohio to convert 31 of 69 attempts from the floor which had them at 44.9% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets walked away from this one shooting 34 out of 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.1%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Toledo converted 7 out of their 16 attempts (43.8%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a rate of 57.9%. Ohio earned 15 personal fouls in this game which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They also gave up possession 8 times, while getting 2 steals for this game. The Rockets snagged 29 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the game.

Bryce Ford ended up having an impact for the Rockets in this contest. He earned 15 points in his 30 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist in this contest. He made 4 out of 10 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Toledo has a win-loss mark of 12-8 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Rockets are shooting 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 89th in D-1. Toledo has totaled 1,565 pts on the season (78.3 per game) and they average 34.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.7 times per game (189th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.9 times per game. The Rockets are responsible for committing 15.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Toledo defense gives up 34.5% on 3-pointers (162 of 469) and their opposition makes 71.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 13.8 assists and 35.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 241st and 251st in the country. The Rockets defensively are ranked 326th in D-1 in points given up per game with 77.8. They are able to force 11.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (333rd in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toledo

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