Evansville at Northern Iowa

The Northern Iowa Panthers are everyone's favorite to cut down the nets in the Missouri Valley Conference this season, and have opened 10-1. They have won, but not in resounding fashion as they have not logged a win by more than 18 points on their home court. They are coming off a huge win at Creighton, clearing their first big hurdle in the MVC and could be in a flat spot here. The Purple Aces are showing some heart staying within 6 at Western Kentucky, and almost pulling off the upset vs. a top-flight, experienced Butler team. The Aces have hung close as double-digit dogs and this one is an overlay, so I'll go with Evansville here.