The Southern Illinois Salukis (8-12, 2-7 MVC) are 1.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a four-game losing streak when they host the Northern Iowa Panthers (13-8, 5-5 MVC) on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at Banterra Center. The matchup airs at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup’s point total is 130.5.

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Northern Iowa vs. Southern Illinois betting lines

• Northern Iowa moneyline odds to win: -113
• Southern Illinois moneyline odds to win: -106
• Spread: Northern Iowa (-1.5)
• Total: 130.5

Northern Iowa statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Northern Iowa has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered four times in 11 games when playing at home, and it has covered four times in six games on the road.
• The Panthers have hit the over on the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (45.5%) than games on the road (33.3%).
• Northern Iowa has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 7-3 (.700). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 2-1 (.667).

Recent trends

• The Panthers have been scoring 62.7 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 67.8 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
• Northern Iowa’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (63.6) is 3.1 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (60.5).
• The Panthers are trending down from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 6.2 threes per game and shooting 30.0% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 7.5 makes and 33.5% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Northern Iowa betting records this season

• ATS Record: 9-10-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 4-2-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 6-9-0 (As Favorite: 6-9-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
• O-U-P: 7-12-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 2-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-5 (Home: 7-3; Away: 2-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-2)

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Southern Illinois statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• In 2025-26 against the spread, Southern Illinois has a lower winning percentage at home (.286, 2-5-0 record) than on the road (.500, 5-5-0).
• In 2025-26 a lower percentage of the Salukis’ games have finished above the over/under at home (28.6%, two of seven) compared to on the road (40%, four of 10).
• When moneyline underdogs, the Salukis have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than on the road (2-7).

Recent trends

• The Salukis have played worse offensively over their past 10 games, generating 70.6 points per contest, 4.9 fewer points their than season average of 75.5.
• Southern Illinois has performed worse defensively over its last 10 games, ceding 75.0 points per contest, 1.7 more points than its season average of 73.3.
• The Salukis are sinking 4.8 three-pointers per contest in their last 10 games, which is 0.1 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (4.9). Additionally, they own a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (27.4%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (27.8%).

Southern Illinois betting records this season

• ATS Record: 8-11-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 5-5-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 5-6-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 5-6-0)
• O-U-P: 6-13-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 4-6-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 4-2; Away: 0-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-9 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-7)