Northern Illinois Huskies (2-3) at Loyola Chicago Ramblers (1-4)
Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ramblers -14.5; over/under is 151.5
BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Chicago heads into the matchup against Northern Illinois after losing four in a row.
The Ramblers have gone 1-2 at home. Loyola Chicago is 1-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Huskies have gone 0-3 away from home. Northern Illinois is eighth in the MAC scoring 81.4 points per game and is shooting 48.3%.
Loyola Chicago averages 9.6 made 3-pointers per game, 1.0 more made shot than the 8.6 per game Northern Illinois allows. Northern Illinois has shot at a 48.3% rate from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points above the 44.4% shooting opponents of Loyola Chicago have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Justin Moore is shooting 36.0% and averaging 13.2 points for the Ramblers. Deywilk Tavarez is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers.
Jao Ituka averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Huskies, scoring 11.0 points while shooting 47.8% from beyond the arc. Daemar Kelly is averaging 11.2 points.
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