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January 3, 2026, 1:00 | Memorial Athletic & Convocation Center

Northern Illinois Huskies (5-8) VS Kent State Golden Flashes (10-3)

ODDS

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157.5 u -105 		158.5 o -115
158.5 u -105 		o
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RECENT FORM

NameRecord ATSOffense DefenseDiff ATS HomeATS Away OU RecordOU Home OU Away
Northern Illinois 5-8 5-6 76.38 78.54 -2.15 1-3 4-3 4-7 2-2 2-5
Kent State 10-3 6-5 91.69 81.31 10.38 5-1 1-2 8-3 5-1 2-1

POWER STATS

Assists Turnovers

NameAssists TurnoversRatio
NIU 13.5 15.57 0.87
KENT 18.07 14.43 1.25

Rebounding

NameOffense DefenseTotal
NIU 14.36 22.29 36.65
KENT 11.79 27.5 39.29

ShootingPercentage

NameOffense DefenseTotal
NIU 43.39 47.95 -4.56
KENT 48.05 43.23 4.82

SMART CHART

NIU
NAME
KENT
76.14
OFFENSE
90.64
78.43
DEFENSE
80.71
-2.29
DIFFERENTIAL
9.93
14.36
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
11.79
22.29
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
27.50
43.39
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
48.05
67.35
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
74.35
8.64
THREE POINTERS
10.36
6.64
STEALS
7.71

TEAM RECORDS

Northern Illinois Huskies

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 5-8 4-2 1-6 5-6 1-3 4-3 76.38 78.54 -2.15
Last 10 4-6 3-2 1-4 3-5 0-3 3-2 76.00 75.40 0.60
vs Conf 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-2 0-0 70.50 77.00 -6.50

Kent State Golden Flashes

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 10-3 8-1 2-2 6-5 5-2 1-3 91.69 81.31 10.38
Last 10 8-2 6-0 2-2 4-4 3-1 1-3 89.90 77.50 12.40
vs Conf 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 69.00 59.00 10.00

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 76.38 212 81.31 332
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 65.29 291 79.33 353
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed 31.00 287 32.22 163
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 91.69 14 78.54 306
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 98.11 21 80.00 208
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed 42.11 78 34.29 97

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord ATSO/U AVGAVG 1/2 FG%REB 3PTSTEALS
Northern Illinois 4-6 4-5-1 4-6 62.70 28.90 40.70 31.80 70/188 5.40
Kent State 6-4 5-4-1 4-6 71.70 35.60 46.25 37.00 72/229 7.20

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine ATSTotal O/UFG% Edge Reb Edge3PT Edge Away Half ScoreHome Half Score Away FG%Home FG% Away ReboundsHome Rebounds Away Three PointersHome Three Pointers Away StealsHome Steals
Jan 7, 2025 KENT NIU 68 50 12.5 KENT 139.5 U KENT KENT NIU 35 21 46.8 30.5 51 32 3/17 7/27 10 4
Feb 17, 2024 NIU KENT 47 85 -10.5 KENT 145 U KENT KENT KENT 26 44 34.8 55.9 17 39 4/16 10/26 5 8
Jan 16, 2024 KENT NIU 83 76 4 KENT 148.5 O KENT KENT NIU 40 35 60.4 50.9 30 24 11/23 13/23 7 4
Mar 9, 2023 NIU KENT 57 76 -13.5 KENT 140.5 U KENT KENT Push 18 31 36.7 46.8 29 43 6/18 6/25 6 10
Jan 24, 2023 KENT NIU 76 86 12.5 NIU 137.5 O KENT NIU NIU 40 37 52.8 51.9 27 29 8/20 13/28 5 7
Mar 1, 2022 KENT NIU 63 55 8 Push 132.5 U KENT KENT KENT 32 25 41.7 37.3 39 33 3/18 2/16 10 6
Jan 11, 2022 NIU KENT 65 63 -15.5 NIU 131.5 U NIU KENT NIU 34 37 48.9 36.5 26 34 7/13 4/20 7 7
Feb 13, 2021 NIU KENT 58 80 -15 KENT 135.5 O KENT NIU KENT 20 32 32.8 42.6 47 40 6/16 11/26 5 6
Feb 7, 2020 KENT N.ILL 54 57 2 N.ILL 132 U N.ILL KENT KENT 32 32 36.7 40.4 39 36 6/24 5/16 4 5
Jan 21, 2020 N.ILL KENT 76 69 -9 N.ILL 135 O N.ILL N.ILL KENT 41 33 44.8 41 45 28 7/15 10/30 5 5

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Kent State Golden Flashes

Kent State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Northern Illinois
Kent State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Northern Illinois
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kent State's last 7 games when playing Northern Illinois
Kent State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Northern Illinois
Kent State is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Northern Illinois
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kent State's last 7 games when playing at home against Northern Illinois
Kent State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Northern Illinois Huskies

Northern Illinois is 2-21 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northern Illinois's last 6 games on the road
Northern Illinois is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kent State
Northern Illinois is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kent State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northern Illinois's last 7 games when playing Kent State
Northern Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kent State
Northern Illinois is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Kent State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northern Illinois's last 7 games when playing on the road against Kent State

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Northern Illinois Huskies

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Dec 31, 2025 BUFF 67-81 L 6 155 L/U 41.07 87.50 7 H
Dec 20, 2025 CMU 74-73 W -2.5 149.5 L/U 47.83 73.53 5 H
Dec 16, 2025 ESTWST 112-64 W N/A N/A N/A 45.83 73.68 10 H
Dec 13, 2025 ELON 79-85 L 11.5 156.5 W/O 41.38 74.07 11 A
Dec 6, 2025 BRAD 55-84 L 18.5 146.5 L/U 29.23 45.83 6 A

Kent State Golden Flashes

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Dec 29, 2025 PUR 60-101 L 23.5 155.5 L/O 34.43 78.57 7 A
Dec 20, 2025 UMASS 69-59 W -1.5 163.5 W/U 42.11 76.47 8 A
Dec 14, 2025 PORT 78-88 L -7.5 160.5 L/O 41.38 85.71 6 A
Dec 6, 2025 ROBWES 111-68 W N/A N/A N/A 64.52 80.77 10 H
Dec 3, 2025 PEAY 96-84 W -8.5 153.5 W/O 58.82 71.88 13 H

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