Missouri Valley Tournament - NCAA Basketball Odds and Betting Trends - Evansville Purple Aces Underdogs vs Northern Iowa Panthers

Earning a win and covering the posted point spread will be the goals for Northern Iowa when they take on the Evansville Purple Aces on Thursday in college basketball betting odds action.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

On the Sportsbook NCAA basketball betting line for this matchup, Evansville sat as 2-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

Northern Iowa Panthers vs Evansville Purple Aces Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Evansville Purple Aces bring a 17-14 record (16-10-1 ATS) to this tilt against the 15-15 Panthers, who are 10-14-2 ATS. Those OVER/UNDER betting have witnessed Evansville go 10-17 so far and the Northern Iowa Panthers go 13-12-1.

According to new college basketball power rankings here at Odds Shark, it's the No. 145-ranked Evansville Purple Aces and the No. 231-rated Northern Iowa Panthers in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup

Offensively, the game matches up Evansville's No. 251 nationally ranked offense (65.94 points per game) against a Northern Iowa Panthers defense that sits as the No. 4 at 62.87 PPG. The Evansville Purple Aces have been averaging 44.4% from the field, more than the Panthers have managed so far this season (42.15% on average).

Recent Outings Betting Recap

The Panthers got 16 points from Klint Carlson as Northern Iowa ran past Missouri State 71-56 on Saturday at McLeod Center.

The battle between the Purple Aces and Salukis didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Southern Illinois was handed a 75-44 defeat on Saturday at Ford Center.