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The Missouri State Bears face the Northern Iowa Panthers in a MVC conference tournament quarterfinals game that will take place at the neutral site of the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri at 9:30 PM ET. The NCAA betting board lists Northern Iowa as a -1 point favorite over Missouri State. The total line for this game is listed at 125.5.
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Missouri State is coming off an 86-67 loss to a ranked Wichita State team in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 15-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 153, which was over the closing line of 145.5. The Bears have failed to cover the spread in four of their last five games, including their last three, and in their last four games the total has gone over every time. Missouri State has lost two in a row and six of their last seven games.
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Northern Iowa is coming off a 63-42 loss to Illinois State in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 3-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 105, which was under the closing line of 119.5. The Panthers have failed to cover the spread in their last four games and in two of their last three games the total has gone under. Overall, Northern Iowa has lost their last three games.
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Offensively, Missouri State is putting up 73.2 points per game on a 44.1% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Bears are allowing 68.9 points per game on a 44.5% FG average.
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Northern Iowa is putting up 61.7 points per game on a 39.6% FG average. On defense the Panthers are allowing 64.2 points per game on a 43.5% FG average.
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These teams split the two games facing each other this season with each winning on the road.
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Missouri State Bears at Northern Iowa Panthers Betting Trends<br />
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Missouri State is 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
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The Bears are 2-4-1 against the spread in their last 7 games against the Panthers.
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The game total has gone under in 10 of Missouri’s last 15 games against Northern Iowa.
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Northern Iowa is 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
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The Panthers are 8-2 straight up in their last 10 games against the Bears.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this college basketball matchup between Missouri State and Northern Iowa have the public leaning to the home Panthers minus the point with over 75%. The over/under bettors are betting this game will go over the posted total line of 125 with over 75% on board.
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