Northern Illinois at Northern Iowa

Northern Illinois comes off an 89-70 victory over Benedictine. They have a strong backcourt with 6-5 Quentin Jones (15.2 ppg) and 6-5 senior James Dent Jr. (13.6 ppg). Northern Illinois lost just 87-82 to Valparaiso as a +9.5 underdog and beat Monmouth, 79-66, as a dog. Northern Iowa shoots 68.9% from the free-throw line and has lost four of six. They were favored over UC Irvine but got blown out, 80-60, and struggled offensively in recent losses to North Texas (68-48) and St. Bonaventure (68-56). Play Northern Illinois on the moneyline.