Northern Iowa vs. Evansville betting: College basketball preview for January 14

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The Northern Iowa Panthers (10-7, 4-2 MVC) are at home in MVC play against the Evansville Purple Aces (6-11, 3-3 MVC) on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. The Panthers are double-digit favorites by 13.5 points in the game. The over/under is set at 133.5 for the matchup.

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Northern Iowa Cover -13.5 vs Evansville -107

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Northern Iowa vs. Evansville betting lines

  • Northern Iowa moneyline odds to win: -1205
  • Evansville moneyline odds to win: +734
  • Spread: Northern Iowa (-13.5)
  • Total: 133.5

Northern Iowa statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Northern Iowa has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (7-2-0) than it has in road affairs (3-1-0).
  • The Panthers have eclipsed the total in four of nine home games (44.4%). They’ve fared better in away games, eclipsing the total in three of four matchups (75%).
  • When playing at home, Northern Iowa has won more consistently as a moneyline favorite, posting a record of 7-2 (.778). In road games, it is 1-1 (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Panthers have been scoring 81.4 points per contest, an average that’s a little higher than the 77.4 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Northern Iowa has been more porous on the defensive side of the ball lately, giving up 69.5 points per game over its past 10 contests compared to the 68.7 points per game its opponents average on the 2024-25 season.
  • The Panthers are trending up from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 7.7 threes per game and shooting 39.3% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 7.4 makes and 37.8% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Northern Iowa betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-6-0 (Home: 7-2-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 13.5+: 3-0-0 (As Favorite: 8-3-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-9-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-3 (Home: 7-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
51.9 (first in nation) 43.8 (212th) 29.8 (318th) 28.4 (48th) 14.5 (133rd) 10.4 (75th)

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Evansville statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Evansville has performed better against the spread at home (4-4-0) than away (2-6-0) this year.
  • Purple Aces games have gone above the over/under more often at home (two times out of eight) than away (one of eight) this year.
  • The Purple Aces’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .500 (3-3), and on the road it is .125 (1-7).

Recent trends

  • While the Purple Aces are putting up 63.7 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their previous 10 games, producing 58.6 points per contest.
  • Evansville has fared better defensively over its past 10 games, ceding 65.0 points per contest, 3.5 fewer points than its season average of 68.5 allowed.
  • The Purple Aces are draining 6.2 three-pointers per game in their past 10 games, which is 1.0 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.2). In addition, they own a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 games (27.7%) compared to their season average from three-point land (29.2%).

Evansville betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-10-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 13.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 5-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-13-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 1-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-10 (Home: 3-3; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.0 (312th in nation) 41.8 (102nd) 29.1 (335th) 33.9 (308th) 12.6 (267th) 11.8 (218th)
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