Lindenwood visits Northern Illinois on 4-game road skid

Lindenwood Lions (3-4) at Northern Illinois Huskies (3-4)

DeKalb, Illinois; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -7.5; over/under is 149.5

BOTTOM LINE: Lindenwood will attempt to stop its four-game road slide when the Lions take on Northern Illinois.

The Huskies have gone 2-0 in home games. Northern Illinois ranks eighth in the MAC with 9.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Gustav Winther averaging 2.3.

The Lions are 0-4 on the road. Lindenwood is eighth in the OVC scoring 74.7 points per game and is shooting 42.7%.

Northern Illinois makes 46.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.3 percentage points higher than Lindenwood has allowed to its opponents (44.0%). Lindenwood’s 42.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.1 percentage points lower than Northern Illinois has given up to its opponents (47.8%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Jao Ituka is shooting 44.8% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Huskies, while averaging 10.1 points. Makhai Valentine is shooting 39.3% and averaging 11.6 points.

Anias Futrell averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Lions, scoring 12.0 points while shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc. Jadis Jones is averaging 16.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists.

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