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The Eastern Michigan Eagles host the Northern Illinois Huskies in the 1st round of the MAC tournament in a game that will take place at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan at 7 PM ET. The oddsmaker has opened EMU as a six-point favorite over NIU and has listed the total at 140 points.
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Northern Illinois is coming off an 87-82 loss to Ball State in their last game where the game was a PICK with the Huskies a 5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 169, which was well over the closing line of 143. Previous to the Ball State game the Huskies had failed to cover the spread in two straight games and in two of their last three games the total has gone over. Northern Illinois has lost three in a row and seven of their last eight games.
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Eastern Michigan is coming off a 60-56 loss to Toledo in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 4-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 116, which was well over the closing line of 147.5. Previous to the Toledo game the Eagles had covered the spread in two straight games and the total had gone over in two in a row.
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Offensively, Northern Illinois is putting up 72.3 points per game on a 42.4% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Huskies are allowing 70.6 points per game on a 43.4% FG average.
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Eastern Michigan is putting up 78.5 points per game on a 43.6% FG average. On defense the Eagles are allowing 72.9 points per game on a 43.8% FG average.
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These teams split the two games facing each other this season with each winning at home.
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Northern Illinois Huskies at Eastern Michigan Eagles Betting Trends<br />
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Northern Illinois is 1-7 straight up in their last 8 games overall.
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The Huskies are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 road games.
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The game total has gone under in 7 or Northern Illinois’s last 9 road games in Eastern Michigan.
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Eastern Michigan is 2-8 against the spread in their last 10 games.
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The Eagles are 2-8 against the spread in their last 10 games against the Huskies.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Northern Illinois and Eastern Michigan have the public leaning slightly to the home Eagles minus the 6 points with 59%. The over/under bettors believe this game will go over the posted total line of 137.5 with 69% on board.
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