Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois

Northern Iowa is sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring, plus fifth in shooting and 3-point shooting, while the defense is sixth in points surrendered and field goal shooting allowed. UNI has four guards averaging over 9.8 points and the team averages 17.1 free throw attempts, the fifth-most in the conference. Northern Iowa is playing hard, off of a 69-66 win over Missouri State as a +5 dog. The game before, they rallied from 14 points down to pull within one possession before falling to top-ranked Drake. Southern Illinois is favored but is the third-worst scoring team in the MVC and eighth in turnover margin. Southern Illinois is on a 3-4 SU, 2-5 ATS run, and is 36-59 ATS off a home loss. Take Northern Iowa as a Max Play.