Western Michigan Broncos vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: NIU Convocation Center in Akron, OH

TV: ESPN+

NIU Convocation Center is the site where the Northern Illinois Huskies (5-23) will play the Western Michigan Broncos (10-18) on Saturday.

The Western Michigan Broncos took the court against Ohio and walked away with a win by a score of 82-73 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Broncos ended up finishing with 15 and Ohio recorded 16 personal fouls. They made 9 of their 28 tries from beyond the perimeter. Ohio ended up going 57.1% from the charity stripe by converting 8 of 14 shots. Moreover, Ohio snagged 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Ohio doled out 19 dimes and had 15 steals in this matchup. When discussing defending, Western Michigan let their opponent shoot 41.8% from the field on 28 of 67 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 42 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Broncos buried 14 of their 21 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Western Michigan finished the game with a 50.8% field goal percentage (30 out of 59) and knocked down 8 out of their 19 3-point attempts.

Chansey Willis Jr. is a player who came through in this game. He ended up shooting 63.2% from the floor and recorded 8 assists. He played 36 minutes played and also pulled down 4 boards. He left the arena with 34 points on 12 out of 19 shooting.

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Western Michigan comes into this game with a win-loss record of 10-18 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Western Michigan is snagging 38.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 349 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 277th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Broncos are hitting 28.4% on shots from 3-point land (160 of 563) and 67.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 72.4 points per contest (234th in D-1) on 42.6% from the field.

On defense, the Broncos are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game and they draw 17.3 fouls. They relinquish 35.2% on 3-pointers while they are 314th in the nation in points per game allowed (76.8). The Broncos are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.1% (767 of 1,629) and they concede 34.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 336th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 444 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Northern Illinois Huskies went home defeated by a final of 87-58 against Miami. In reference to how they rebounded, Northern Illinois allowed Miami to snag 42 in total (8 offensive). They shot 41.4% from distance by shooting 12 out of 29 and ended up shooting 11 of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). The Huskies permitted Miami to bury 32 of 60 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Huskies went 22 for 59 from the field which had them shooting 37.3%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Northern Illinois made 5 of their 29 attempts (17.2%). They were able to convert 9 of the free throws for a rate of 81.8%. Miami committed 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Huskies were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 for this contest.

Nasir Muhammad pitched in for the Huskies for the matchup. He made 6 of 14 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 4 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist.

Northern Illinois has a win-loss record of 5-23 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Huskies are hitting on 41.2% from the floor, which is 339th in the nation. Northern Illinois has totaled 1,988 points for the season (71.0 per game) and they pull in 32.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.3 times per contest (282nd in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per game. The Huskies are responsible for committing 19.7 personal fouls per game while shooting 71.2% from the charity stripe.

The Huskies on the defensive side of the court are 317th in college hoops in PPG given up with 77.0. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (228th in D-1). The Northern Illinois defense allows 36.5% on 3-point attempts (230 of 631) and their opponents are converting on 71.9% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 14.1 assists and 41.1 boards per game, ranking them 263rd and 364th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Northern Illinois

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