Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois betting: College basketball preview for January 4

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The Northern Illinois Huskies (4-8, 0-0 MAC) are underdogs (by 7.5 points) to break a seven-game road losing streak when they visit the Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-6, 0-0 MAC) on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under set at 146.5 points.

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Eastern Michigan Cover -7.5 vs Northern Illinois -108

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Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois betting lines

  • Eastern Michigan moneyline odds to win: -327
  • Northern Illinois moneyline odds to win: +256
  • Spread: Eastern Michigan (-7.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Eastern Michigan statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Eastern Michigan has played better at home, covering one time in three home games, and two times in seven road games.
  • The Eagles have gone over the over/under in three of three home games (100%), compared to three of seven road games (42.9%).
  • Eastern Michigan has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 0-1 (.000). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 1-0 (1.000).

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Eagles were 23rd-worst in college basketball on offense (66.0 points scored per game) and 203rd on defense (72.6 points conceded).
  • On the glass, Eastern Michigan was 247th in the nation in rebounds (31.0 per game) last season. It was 297th in rebounds conceded (33.6 per game).
  • The Eagles were 13th-worst in the country in assists (10.4 per game) last year.

Eastern Michigan betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-7-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-4-0 (Home: 3-0-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-5 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (214th in nation) 46.9 (332nd) 29.3 (326th) 32.3 (249th) 13.2 (244th) 12.2 (244th)

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Northern Illinois statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Northern Illinois has a better winning percentage at home (.500, 1-1-0 record) than away (.286, 2-5-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Huskies games have gone over zero of two times at home (0%), and four of seven away (57.1%).
  • In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Huskies have a better winning percentage at home (.500, 1-1 record) than on the road (.000, 0-7).

Last season stats

  • With 73.2 points per game on offense, the Huskies were 188th in the country last season. On defense, they ceded 77.4 points per contest, which ranked 322nd in college basketball.
  • With 32.4 boards per game, Northern Illinois was 148th in college basketball. It gave up 32.2 rebounds per contest, which ranked 215th in college basketball.
  • The Huskies delivered only 10.2 dimes per contest, which ranked ninth-worst in college basketball.

Northern Illinois betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-6-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 3-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-5-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-8 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.6 (325th in nation) 43.2 (197th) 30.8 (289th) 37.3 (354th) 13.0 (249th) 11.2 (158th)
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