GAME: #825 Northern Illinois vs #826 Pittsburgh
TIME: 12/16/2019 – 7:00p EST
SPREAD: Pittsburgh -11.5
TOTAL: 124
SPORTSBOOK: 5Dimes Sportsbook
The Northern Illinois Huskies (6-4) travel to Pittsburgh for a non-conference road game against the Pittsburgh Panthers (7-3) on Monday, December 16th, 2019. In their previous games out, Pittsburgh lost at Louisville by a score of 46-64 while Northern Illinois lost on the road at UC Davis by a score of 57-66.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES
The Northern Illinois Huskies are averaging 68 points per game while shooting 40% from the field and 35% from 3 averaging 8 three-pointers per game. The Huskies are allowing 62 points per game on 39% field goal shooting from their opponents on defense. The Northern Illinois Huskies are turning the ball over 13 times per game while forcing 12 on defense. The Huskies are led by guard Eugene German who is averaging 20.3 points per game 2.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
PITTSBURGH PANTHERS
The Pittsburgh Panthers are averaging 63 points per game while shooting 41% from the field. The Panthers defense is forcing 15 turnovers game while adding 6 steals and 3 blocks on defense. The Panthers are led by Xavier Johnson who averages 12 points per game and 4.9 assists.
NIU vs PITTSBURGH PREDICTION
The Panthers are coming off a bad loss to then-ranked, #1 Louisville. The Panthers played well but couldn’t hold up for the entire game. Northern Illinois is a weak team that has played a weak schedule and they will be no competition for Pittsburgh. Both these teams have good defensive stats however Pittsburgh should be able to easily score against this weak Huskies defense to cover the spread and the OVER on the total as it should reach the 130’s.
TRENDS
NIU
- Huskies are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games.
PITTSBURGH
- Panthers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Panthers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite.
BETTING ANGLES:
Data Analysis: Pittsburgh -11.5 / Over 124
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