The Northern Iowa Panthers (12-12, 8-6 Missouri Valley) and Evansville Purple Aces (4-21, 0-14) meet Wednesday at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Northern Iowa vs. Evansville game odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Panthers have dropped 3 games in a row, including a 77-69 loss against Bradley last time out on Saturday as 3.5-point home underdogs. The Over has cashed in 5 straight games for UNI, while going 7-1 in the last 8 games.
The Purple Aces have dropped 12 straight games since their last win Dec. 21 against Bellarmine in a non-conference tilt. Evansville is just 2-9-1 ATS in the last 12 games overall. The Under is on a 3-1 run in the last 4 games following a crazy 11-0 run to the Over.
Northern Iowa beat Evansville 72-55 on Dec. 3 as an 11-point home favorite while the Under 130.5 cashed
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Northern Iowa at Evansville odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:07 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board
- Against the spread (ATS): Northern Iowa -10.5 (-105) | Evansville +10.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 139.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Northern Iowa at Evansville picks and predictions
Prediction
Northern Iowa 79, Evansville 66
Moneyline
The moneyline was off the board at the time of publishing and youcan expect Northern Iowa to be too expensive when a moneyline is made available.
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Against the spread
NORTHERN IOWA -10.5 (-105) is a decent play at almost even-money against the cellar-dwellers from Evansville +10.5 (-115).
UNI has covered 5 of the last 7 games on the road, while also going 5-0 ATS in the last 5 games following a non-cover.
Evansville is a dismal 4-15-2 ATS in the last 21 games overall, while cashing just once in the last 6 games at home. The underdog is just 4-10-1 ATS in the past 15 meetings in this series, too.
Over/Under
OVER 139.5 (-115) is the play, but go with a half-unit play at best.
The Over has connected in 5 in a row for UNI, while going 4-0 in the previous 4 outings on the road.
For Evansville, the Under is 3-1 in the last 4 outings overall, but the total has gone high in 7 of the last 9 games at Ford Center for the Purple Aces, while going 7-0 in the last 7 home games against teams with a losing road record.
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