The Northern Illinois Huskies (5-21, 1-12 MAC) will attempt to end a seven-game losing streak when they host the Eastern Michigan Eagles (13-13, 6-7 MAC) on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at NIU Convocation Center as 4.5-point underdogs. The matchup airs at 4:30 PM ET on ESPN+. The point total is 144 for the matchup.

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Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois betting lines

• Eastern Michigan moneyline odds to win: -219
• Northern Illinois moneyline odds to win: +179
• Spread: Eastern Michigan (-4.5)
• Total: 144

Eastern Michigan statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• At home, Eastern Michigan has a better record against the spread (6-5-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (6-7-0).
• When it comes to point totals, the Eagles hit the over more consistently when playing at home, as they’ve gone over the total seven times in 11 opportunities this season (63.6%). On the road, they have hit the over seven times in 13 opportunities (53.8%).
• Eastern Michigan has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 3-1 (.750). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 1-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

• The Eagles have been scoring 75.1 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly higher than the 73.2 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
• Eastern Michigan’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (74.1) is 2.8 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (76.9).
• While the Eagles are knocking down fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (7 per game) when compared to their season-long average (7.3), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (37.6% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 34.5% on the season).

Eastern Michigan betting records this season

• ATS Record: 13-12-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 6-7-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-0; As Underdog: 11-9-0)
• O-U-P: 15-10-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 7-6-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 8-12 (Home: 4-3; Away: 3-9)

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Northern Illinois statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• This year, Northern Illinois is 4-5-0 at home against the spread (.444 winning percentage). On the road, it is 7-7-0 ATS (.500).
• In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Huskies’ games have finished above the over/under at home (11.1%, one of nine) than on the road (57.1%, eight of 14).
• This year the Huskies are 2-6 at home when moneyline underdogs (.250 winning percentage). On the road they are 0-14 (.000).

Recent trends

• The Huskies are putting up 72.1 points per contest over their previous 10 games, which is 0.8 more than their average for the season (71.3).
• Northern Illinois is allowing 76.3 points per game over its last 10 games, which is 0.3 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (76.6).
• The Huskies are draining 9.5 treys per contest over their previous 10 games, which is 0.3 more than their average for the season (9.2). Likewise, they sport a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (34.1%) compared to their season average from three-point land (32.8%).

Northern Illinois betting records this season

• ATS Record: 11-12-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 7-7-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 10-8-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 11-11-0)
• O-U-P: 9-14-0 (Home: 1-8-0; Away: 8-6-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-20 (Home: 2-6; Away: 0-14)