The Illinois State Redbirds (10-6, 2-3 MVC) are at home in MVC play against the Northern Iowa Panthers (9-7, 3-2 MVC) on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The Redbirds are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 137.5 points.

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Illinois State vs. Northern Iowa betting lines

• Illinois State moneyline odds to win: -123
• Northern Iowa moneyline odds to win: +103
• Spread: Illinois State (-1.5)
• Total: 137.5

Illinois State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Illinois State has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered five times in seven games when playing at home, and it has covered four times in five games when playing on the road.
• The Redbirds have exceeded the over/under in three of seven home games (42.9%). They’ve fared better on the road, going over the total in three of five matchups (60%).
• As a moneyline favorite, Illinois State has won a higher percentage of its games at home (.600) compared to road games (.000).

Recent trends

• On offense, the Redbirds have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 75.2 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 77.4 they’ve racked up over the course of this year.
• Illinois State has been less stingy on defense as of late, giving up 71.0 points per game during its last 10 outings compared to the 70.7 points per game its opponents are averaging over the 2024-25 season.
• During their past 10 outings, the Redbirds are making 0.5 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (10.0 compared to 10.5 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (40.3% compared to 39.9% season-long).

Illinois State betting records this season

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

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Northern Iowa statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Northern Iowa’s winning percentage against the spread at home last year was .462 (6-6-1). Away, it was .429 (6-8-0).
• Panthers games finished above the over/under 30.8% of the time at home (four of 13) last year, and 57.1% of the time away (eight of 14).
• In 2023-24 when moneyline underdogs, the Panthers had a better winning percentage at home (.667, 2-1 record) than on the road (.375, 3-5).

Recent trends

• The Panthers are averaging 78.5 points per contest over their past 10 games, which is 1.6 more than their average for the season (76.9).
• Over its previous 10 games, Northern Iowa is surrendering 67.9 points per contest, 0.1 more points than its season average (67.8).
• Over their last 10 games, the Panthers are making 6.9 treys per game, the same number as their season average. They own a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (37.5%) compared to their season average (37.0%).

Northern Iowa betting records this season

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