NCAAB MATCHUP REPORT

March 6, 2026, 6:00 | James A. Rhodes Arena

Northern Illinois Huskies (9-20) VS Akron Zips (25-5)

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RECENT FORM

NameRecord ATSOffense DefenseDiff ATS HomeATS Away OU RecordOU Home OU Away
Northern Illinois 9-20 13-14 70.03 77.24 -7.21 3-8 10-6 8-19 4-7 4-12
Akron 25-5 15-13 89.43 74.33 15.10 5-7 8-4 14-14 10-2 2-10

POWER STATS

Assists Turnovers

NameAssists TurnoversRatio
NIU 12.76 14.9 0.86
AKRON 18.87 11.07 1.7

Rebounding

NameOffense DefenseTotal
NIU 12 23.07 35.07
AKRON 11.5 26.6 38.1

ShootingPercentage

NameOffense DefenseTotal
NIU 41.7 47.67 -5.97
AKRON 50.44 42.34 8.1

SMART CHART

NIU
NAME
AKRON
70.03
OFFENSE
89.43
77.24
DEFENSE
74.33
-7.21
DIFFERENTIAL
15.1
12.00
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
11.50
23.07
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
26.60
41.70
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
50.44
66.72
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
77.38
8.07
THREE POINTERS
10.90
5.90
STEALS
7.67

TEAM RECORDS

Northern Illinois Huskies

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 9-20 6-7 3-13 13-14 3-8 10-6 70.03 77.24 -7.21
Last 10 3-7 1-4 2-3 4-6 1-4 3-2 64.50 78.40 -13.90
vs Conf 4-13 3-6 1-7 7-10 2-7 5-3 64.94 76.41 -11.47

Akron Zips

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 25-5 15-2 10-3 15-13 6-9 9-4 89.43 74.33 15.10
Last 10 9-1 4-0 5-1 4-6 1-3 3-3 83.00 72.50 10.50
vs Conf 16-1 8-0 8-1 8-9 2-6 6-3 85.00 72.00 13.00

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 70.88 295 74.48 207
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 64.87 327 77.00 330
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed 32.67 240 33.06 169
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 89.44 8 76.15 245
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 95.63 2 77.93 199
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed 38.44 103 33.93 97

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord ATSO/U AVGAVG 1/2 FG%REB 3PTSTEALS
Northern Illinois 2-8 8-2 4-6 64.40 29.30 39.69 34.40 70/222 5.20
Akron 8-2 2-8 4-6 72.40 33.40 43.60 37.00 88/256 5.10

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
Feb 18, 2025 NIU AKRON 63 73 -19.5 NIU 159.5 U AKRON AKRON NIU 31 28 35 42.9 35 42 9/35 5/21 5 6
Jan 28, 2025 AKRON NIU 80 70 15.5 NIU 154.5 U AKRON AKRON AKRON 37 33 42.9 39.3 48 31 10/33 7/23 6 10
Mar 2, 2024 NIU AKRON 73 80 -16 NIU 139.5 O NIU AKRON NIU 37 34 46.3 42.9 31 41 10/28 9/29 5 3
Jan 2, 2024 AKRON NIU 73 51 6 AKRON 148 U AKRON AKRON AKRON 35 16 49.1 32.1 40 27 8/19 4/22 7 3
Feb 17, 2022 NIU AKRON 66 63 -12 NIU 127.5 O NIU Push AKRON 22 25 47.2 45.5 29 29 4/11 5/19 2 5
Feb 8, 2022 AKRON NIU 70 64 8 NIU 127.5 O AKRON AKRON NIU 35 33 52.5 47.8 26 21 6/15 7/18 6 5
Feb 16, 2021 NIU AKRON 76 81 -15.5 NIU 135.5 O NIU NIU AKRON 45 41 42.5 38.5 42 37 9/22 11/28 5 4
Jan 12, 2021 AKRON NIU 65 67 8.5 NIU 134.5 U NIU NIU AKRON 31 28 41.7 46.3 33 41 9/29 7/14 3 7
Jan 14, 2020 AKRON N.ILL 72 49 2.5 AKRON 135 U AKRON N.ILL AKRON 44 20 47.4 24.7 41 50 11/28 5/28 4 4
Jan 26, 2019 N.ILL AKRON 65 67 -5 N.ILL 133.5 U N.ILL N.ILL AKRON 28 24 42 35.7 37 33 8/21 14/35 6 7

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Akron Zips

Northern Illinois Huskies

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Northern Illinois Huskies

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Mar 3, 2026 KENT 76-102 L 10 148.5 L/O 40.00 72.22 6 H
Feb 28, 2026 BALL 43-79 L -1.5 133.5 L/U 25.58 73.91 4 H
Feb 24, 2026 TOL 69-79 L 12.5 150 W/U 47.37 62.50 5 A
Feb 21, 2026 OHIO 66-74 L 6 148.5 L/U 50.00 50.00 8 H
Feb 17, 2026 BUFF 72-70 W 9 145.5 W/U 48.00 73.33 13 A

Akron Zips

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Mar 3, 2026 CMU 77-64 W -11.5 158.5 W/U 47.62 54.55 11 A
Feb 27, 2026 KENT 92-70 W -3.5 165.5 W/U 55.17 77.78 14 A
Feb 24, 2026 BUFF 99-85 W -15.5 159.5 L/O 55.17 89.66 9 H
Feb 20, 2026 BALL 78-65 W -13.5 147.5 L/U 45.31 73.33 9 A
Feb 17, 2026 WMU 90-73 W -14 160 W/O 50.00 75.00 12 A