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
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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