Rhode Island vs. Northeastern betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 22

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The Northeastern Huskies (4-6) are heavy underdogs (+11.5) as they look to stop a three-game road slide when they take on the Rhode Island Rams (8-4) on Monday, December 22, 2025 at Thomas M. Ryan Center. The game airs at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 145.5.

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Rhode Island Cover -11.5 vs Northeastern -109

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Rhode Island vs. Northeastern betting lines

  • Rhode Island moneyline odds to win: -649
  • Northeastern moneyline odds to win: +470
  • Spread: Rhode Island (-11.5)
  • Total: 145.5

Rhode Island statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home last season, Rhode Island sported a better record against the spread (9-7-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (2-8-0).
  • The Rams exceeded the total in nine of 16 home games (56.2%) last season. They did better in road games, going over the total in six of 10 matchups (60%).
  • Rhode Island won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, going 11-1 (.917). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it sported a record of 1-4 (.200).

Last season stats

  • The Rams were 75th in college basketball in points scored (78.0 per game) and 275th in points conceded (75.1) last season.
  • Rhode Island was 60th in college basketball in rebounds per game (34.3) and 265th in rebounds conceded (32.4) last year.
  • With 13.9 assists per game last year, the Rams were 148th in college basketball.

Rhode Island betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 11.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-4-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-8-0 (Home: 1-5-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (154th in nation) 41.4 (87th) 31.2 (267th) 28.8 (80th) 11.6 (333rd) 12.8 (267th)

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Northeastern statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Northeastern performed better against the spread at home (7-6-0) than on the road (7-8-0) last year.
  • In terms of the over/under, Huskies games went over six of 13 times at home (46.2%) and 11 of 15 on the road (73.3%) last season.
  • When moneyline underdogs last season, the Huskies won a lower percentage of games at home (0-2) than away (4-7).

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Huskies posted 70.1 points per game (278th-ranked in college basketball) last season. They ceded 69.7 points per contest at the other end (99th-ranked).
  • Northeastern ranked 253rd in college basketball with 30.8 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 121st with 30.3 rebounds allowed per game.
  • The Huskies delivered 13.0 assists per game, which ranked them 219th in the country.

Northeastern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-4-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 11.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-3-0; As Underdog: 5-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-3 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (208th in nation) 46.8 (313th) 30.8 (278th) 31.3 (197th) 14.3 (191st) 12.8 (267th)
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