Sports Betting Stats

NCAAB MATCHUP REPORT

January 24, 2026, 2:00 | Worthen Arena

Northern Illinois Huskies (6-12) VS Ball State Cardinals (6-13)

ODDS

	Bet365	5Dimes	BOL	bodog	pin
Moneyline			207 -250	215 -260
Spread			6 -110 -6 -110	6 -110 -6 -110
Total	o u	o u	141 o -110 141 u -110	141 o -110 141 u -110	o u

RECENT FORM

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Northern Illinois	6-12	8-8	74.06	77.67	-3.61	2-4	6-4	5-11	2-4	3-7
Ball State	6-13	7-9-1	68.42	70.63	-2.21	3-3	3-5-1	6-11	1-5	3-6

POWER STATS

Assists Turnovers

Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
NIU	12.79	15.53	0.82
BALL	12.65	10.45	1.21

Rebounding

Name	Offense	Defense	Total
NIU	13.58	23	36.58
BALL	9.6	22.05	31.65

ShootingPercentage

Name	Offense	Defense	Total
NIU	42.07	47.63	-5.56
BALL	42.31	45.25	-2.94

SMART CHART

NIU	NAME	BALL
72.95	OFFENSE	67.90
76.63	DEFENSE	69.75
-3.68	DIFFERENTIAL	-1.85
13.58	OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS	9.60
23.00	DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS	22.05
42.07	FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE	42.31
67.79	FREE THROW PERCENTAGE	69.89
8.26	THREE POINTERS	7.00
6.58	STEALS	7.70

TEAM RECORDS

Northern Illinois Huskies

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	6-12	5-3	1-9	8-8	2-4	6-4	74.06	77.67	-3.61
Last 10	3-7	3-2	0-5	4-5	1-3	3-2	72.70	76.40	-3.70
vs Conf	2-5	2-2	0-3	3-4	1-3	2-1	68.71	75.86	-7.14

Ball State Cardinals

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	6-13	5-4	1-9	7-9-1	4-3	3-6-1	68.42	70.63	-2.21
Last 10	3-7	2-3	1-4	5-3-1	2-2	3-1-1	71.40	71.60	-0.20
vs Conf	2-5	1-2	1-3	3-3-1	1-2	2-1-1	70.43	78.43	-8.00

SUPERGRID

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	74.06	245	70.63	107
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	66.60	293	66.67	113
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	32.50	246	32.00	124
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	68.42	327	77.67	286
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	75.44	293	79.40	211
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	31.33	356	34.10	92

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG 1/2	FG%	REB	3PT	STEALS
Northern Illinois	2-8	4-6	6-4	69.80	29.00	40.96	36.20	83/240	4.20
Ball State	8-2	6-4	6-4	76.90	34.70	43.41	38.10	82/220	6.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

Date	Away	Away Score	Home	Home Score	Line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Feb 15, 2025	NIU	BALL	83	89	-9.5	NIU	148.5	O	BALL	BALL	NIU	20	38	41.3	42.6	36	40	13/36	9/23	2	6
Jan 25, 2025	BALL	NIU	66	76	6.5	NIU	148	U	NIU	NIU	NIU	29	40	38.6	43.6	36	41	9/25	13/27	4	3
Feb 20, 2024	BALL	NIU	70	63	-1	BALL	145.5	U	BALL	NIU	BALL	27	31	37.5	33.9	38	45	7/17	6/24	5	3
Jan 27, 2024	NIU	BALL	71	81	-4	BALL	149.5	O	BALL	BALL	BALL	26	39	43.9	47.2	29	40	4/18	8/17	4	4
Feb 14, 2023	NIU	BALL	77	87	-11.5	NIU	145	O	BALL	BALL	NIU	33	43	46	51.7	30	41	12/28	9/22	6	4
Jan 28, 2023	BALL	NIU	87	69	4	BALL	144.5	O	NIU	BALL	BALL	49	33	46.3	46.9	43	29	13/28	9/24	8	3
Feb 15, 2022	NIU	BALL	64	58	-8.5	NIU	144.5	U	NIU	NIU	NIU	27	27	42.6	35.2	37	31	7/18	2/15	7	11
Jan 27, 2022	BALL	NIU	74	67	3	BALL	141.5	U	BALL	NIU	BALL	33	27	46.6	36.2	35	39	7/23	6/23	6	7
Jan 16, 2021	NIU	BALL	58	78	-10.5	BALL	131.5	O	BALL	Push	Push	19	34	34.9	46.4	37	37	8/23	8/21	4	8
Dec 8, 2020	BALL	NIU	79	70	7	BALL	128.5	O	NIU	BALL	BALL	28	34	40.7	41.7	40	39	10/29	5/19	4	3

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Ball State Cardinals

Ball State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Northern Illinois
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ball State's last 6 games when playing Northern Illinois
Ball State is 3-12-1 ATS in its last 16 games when playing at home against Northern Illinois
Ball State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Northern Illinois
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ball State's last 5 games when playing at home against Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois Huskies

Northern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Northern Illinois's last 9 games on the road
Northern Illinois is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ball State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northern Illinois's last 6 games when playing Ball State
Northern Illinois is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Ball State
Northern Illinois is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Ball State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northern Illinois's last 5 games when playing on the road against Ball State

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Northern Illinois Huskies

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Line	Total	ATS Result	Field Goal Percentage	Free Throw Percentage	Three Pointers	Location
Jan 20, 2026	OHIO	77-80	L	11.5	154.5	W/O	45.28	74.07	9	A
Jan 17, 2026	UMASS	70-68	W	8.5	157.5	W/U	36.21	70.00	7	H
Jan 13, 2026	EMU	59-77	L	8	142.5	L/U	35.59	57.89	6	A
Jan 6, 2026	TOL	61-75	L	7.5	161.5	L/U	39.29	63.64	10	H
Jan 3, 2026	KENT	73-77	L	16.5	158.5	W/U	43.14	60.00	11	A

Ball State Cardinals

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Line	Total	ATS Result	Field Goal Percentage	Free Throw Percentage	Three Pointers	Location
Jan 20, 2026	CMU	68-67	W	-1	142.5	P/U	41.94	72.73	8	A
Jan 16, 2026	OHIO	76-71	W	5.5	147.5	W/U	43.14	80.65	7	H
Jan 13, 2026	AKRON	77-87	L	20.5	153.5	W/O	48.21	78.95	8	A
Jan 10, 2026	UMASS	71-79	L	10.5	147.5	W/O	44.64	72.22	8	A
Jan 6, 2026	EMU	52-74	L	-1.5	137.5	L/U	33.33	86.67	5	H

The handicapping and sports wagering information contained on this website is for entertainment purposes only. Please verify the gambling laws and regulations in your jurisdiction as they vary from state to state and country to country. Use of this information in contravention of any law is prohibited. In particular, citizens of Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Washington State, Oregon, Nevada, Montana and South Dakota should learn the various laws on online gaming, as laws in each state may relate to participants, advertisers or those involved in the business of gaming.