NCAA Basketball Odds Betting Line Favors Eastern Michigan Eagles Over Northern Illinois Huskies

Northern Illinois Huskies

vs

Eastern Michigan Eagles
Saturday, January 17, 2015 12:00 PM ET
EMU Convocation Center

Basketball betting fans will hope to hit paydirt on Saturday when the Eastern Michigan Eagles try to run the Northern Illinois Huskies off the court at EMU Convocation Center in college hoops action.

Northern Illinois Huskies vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line

The Eastern Michigan Eagles betting line opened as -8-point favorites in this college basketball tilt over at Sportsbook but the number may be on the move. Watch for the Sportsbook over/under total as well at Sportsbook.

Northern Illinois Huskies vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Odds and Stats.

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Eastern Michigan Eagles bring a 11-5 record (5-6 ATS) to this tilt against the 7-7 Huskies, who are 3-6-1 ATS. Those OVER/UNDER betting have witnessed Eastern Michigan go 2-4 so far and the Northern Illinois Huskies go 4-1.

The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Eastern Michigan Eagles at No. 90 and the Northern Illinois Huskies at No. 196 heading into this college basketball betting matchup.

How Northern Illinois Huskies vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats Matchup

When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Northern Illinois Huskies rank No. 40 in NCAA Basketball Division 1 with 38.21 per game. That compares with Eastern Michigan’s No. 12 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Eastern Michigan is college basketball's No. 109-ranked team at 6.62 per game, while the Northern Illinois Huskies rate No. 216 with 5 per game.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

The Huskies got 21 points from Anthony Johnson, but it was Buffalo that prevailed in a 82-63 final on Wednesday at Alumni Arena.

Mike Talley scored 16 points in a futile effort to lead the Eagles to a win (they lost 65-59 to Kent State at Memorial A on Wednesday).

Northern Illinois Huskies vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Betting Odds Trends

Northern Illinois is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Northern Illinois is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Northern Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
Eastern Michigan is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games at home
Eastern Michigan is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Northern Illinois

Next Betting Matchups

Northern Illinois home to Akron, Wednesday, January 21st
Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, Wednesday, January 21st

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