Northern Kentucky at IUPUI

A pair of teams with losing records struggling on defense. Northern Kentucky plays its fourth straight game surrendering 74 and 70 points the last two games, but managing a win at Illinois-Chicago, 74-70, as a dog, overcoming a 31-25 halftime deficit. IUPUI has lost all its games except one surrendering 89, 83, and 73 points in the last three contests. These teams met twice last season with high-scoring first halves, 32-26 and 30-28. And IUPUI is 27-11 OVER the First Half TOTAL against teams that commit 14 or fewer turnovers per game. Take Northern Kentucky/IUPUI First Half OVER the total as a Max Play.