Illinois State at Northern Iowa

Northern Iowa has really come on strong, winning 14 of its last 17 games, including a 102-96 overtime win over Loyola Chicago on Saturday for the Panthers' seventh cover in nine games. AJ Green is making up for last year when he was injured during the opening weekend and missed the season as he led the Panthers with 32 points, and Noah Carter added 24 points against the Ramblers. Illinois State had lost five straight before beating Indiana State twice, including Wednesday's 58-53 victory in the first round of the MVC Tournament. Neither team shot well, and the Redbirds made only 22 of 56 for 39.3%, and the game went UNDER by 31.5 points. Illinois State has stayed UNDER in five of its last seven games, and five of the last six meetings have gone UNDER. Also, Northern Iowa has won the last six meetings while Illinois State is 9-19-1 ATS following a win. Take Northern Iowa and the UNDER.