Wichita State takes to the basketball court against Northern Iowa on Sunday, hoping to send the Panthers to a loss while covering the college basketball betting point spread at McLeod Center.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
On the Sportsbook NCAA basketball betting line for this matchup, Northern Iowa sat as 10-point underdogs over at Sportsbook. Also, check out the current over/under betting total for points scored, which often goes up first at online sportsbook Sportsbook
Wichita State Shockers vs Northern Iowa Panthers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Northern Iowa Panthers are 5-9 so far on the season, and 3-10 ATS vs the number. The Wichita State Shockers, meanwhile, are 13-3 and 6-6-1 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Northern Iowa go 7-6 and the Wichita State Shockers go 9-4 on betting totals.
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 34-rated Wichita State Shockers taking on the No. 245-rated Northern Iowa Panthers in this contest.
Statistical Matchup
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Northern Iowa has the nation's No. 257-rated offensive output, at 63.79 PPG. The visiting Wichita State Shockers defense ranks No. 25 allowing on average 63.56 PPG. The Panthers FG% has averaged 39.92% so far, less than the Northern Iowa Shockers marksmen have achieved on the year, 46.8% per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Wichita State cruised to victory on Wednesday, running Drake out of the gym and running up a 90-65 score at Charles Koch Arena.
Juwan McCloud scored 16 points in a futile effort to lead the Panthers to a win (they lost 77-66 to Loyola-Chicago at Joseph J. Gentile Center on Wednesday).
Next Betting Matchups
Wichita State home to Loyola-Chicago, Wednesday, January 11th
Northern Iowa at Bradley, Wednesday, January 11th