Northern Illinois at Ball St. 2/20/18 - CBB Picks & Predictions

Northern Illinois is coming into this game in some tough circumstances, the team has seen only 1 victory on the road this season and has taken 10 losses. Furthermore, Northern Illinois has been on a tough spot in their recent games, pulling together a mere 3-7 record in the last 10 games and has taken their overall record into a 12-15 season record. Ball State, on the other hand, has been able to keep it together this season, coming as a team with an 18-9 record and a massive 13-1 record at home. Ball St. has been great recently as well, coming together for a 7-3 record in the last 10 games. The History of both schools has taken either one to success, in their last 10 games played against each other, Ball State has a 5-5 record against Northern Illinois. Ball State has been on some recent success against the former with a 2 game winning streak that has taken them out of a tight spot. In those 2 games, Ball State scored 168 points and surrendered a very close 154 points.

This season, Northern Illinois has come together for 73.2 points per game on average offensively and the defense has averaged close by with 76.5 points per game allowed so far. Ball State, on the other hand, has come together for more points per game at 76.5 points per game scored, and the defense has held its ground at 74.3 points per game. In the last 5 games, Northern Illinois has improved by scoring 75.8 points per game and Ball State has improved by surrendering only 66 points per game.