Northern Iowa at Northern Illinois

This is a good mid-major rivalry as the 5-7 Morthern Iowa Panthers take on the 6-4 Northern Illinois Huskies. Northern Iowa has not been shy putting up shots, and their first 11 games has seen eight of them push past the total as the Panthers offense has shot the ball well at 47% on the season, and has also connected on 37.1% from deep. Northern Illinois has similar numbders but have played a much less ambitious schedule with winds over Calumet College, and Illinois Tech. It has skewed the numbers as they averaged 100 PPG vs. the two cupcakes while shooting 57% from the field and allowing just 51.5 PPG. Take these numbers away and I see a distinct advantage tonight for the Panthers. Make the play on Northern Iowa.