Northern Illinois vs Central Michigan 1/10/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Central Michigan Chippewas and Northern Illinois Huskies meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the NIU Convocation Center. The Central Michigan Chippewas look for their seventh win. The Northern Illinois Huskies look for their fifth win.

The Central Michigan Chippewas are averaging 68.1 points on 41.9 percent shooting and allowing 68.5 points on 41.3 percent shooting. Kevin Miller is averaging 18.5 points and 5.3 assists, while Jesse Zarzuela is averaging 14.7 points and 2.5 rebounds. Brain Taylor is the third double-digit scorer and Reggie Bass is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Central Michigan Chippewas are shooting 27.6 percent from beyond the arc and 71.3 percent from the free throw line. The Central Michigan Chippewas are allowing 29.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.2 rebounds per game.

The Northern Illinois Huskies are averaging 67.5 points on 43.2 percent shooting and allowing 76.5 points on 45.6 percent shooting. Keshawn Williams is averaging 17.9 points and 4.7 rebounds, while David Coit is averaging 13.8 points and 2.8 rebounds. Zarique Nutter is grabbing 5.1 rebounds and Anthony Crump is grabbing 4.1 rebounds. The Northern Illinois Huskies are shooting 31.5 percent from beyond the arc and 67.2 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Illinois Huskies are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.1 rebounds per game.

The Chippewas are 7-15-1 ATS in their last 23 Tuesday games. The Huskies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Chippewas last 4 overall. The over is 5-2 in Huskies last 7 games following a straight up loss. The underdog is 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings.

The Northern Illinois Huskies I guess are getting the benefit of the doubt because they’re at home, but I’m not backing a team in the favorite role that’s losing on the year by an average of 8.9 points. Northern Illinois is just not a good team. The Central Michigan Chippewas have their issues as well, but they’ve been far and away more competitive, and they’re decent defensively. Give me the Chippewas.