Northern Illinois vs Valparaiso Picks and Prediction – 11/27/2024

The Northern Illinois Huskies visit Athletics-Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Indiana on Wednesday to play the Valparaiso Beacons. Northern Illinois is 2-4 following its 98-52 loss to the DePaul Blue Demons last Saturday. The leading scorer for Northern Illinois was Quentin Jones with 16 points but the Huskies shot just 25.4% overall and were outrebounded 55-30. Keep updated with College Basketball with our college basketball picks.

Quentin Jones is leading Northern Illinois in scoring with an average of 14.7 points per game while James Dent Jr is the second-leading scorer, leading rebounder, and leader in assists with averages of 11.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. Northern Illinois is scoring an average of 68.2 points per game while shooting 41.3% overall and 32.3% from 3.0 territory.

The Valparaiso Beacons look for a third consecutive victory on Wednesday when hosting Northern Illinois. Valparaiso is 3-2 following its 81-53 victory over Eastern Illinois last Sunday. Tyler Schmidt scored 19 points off the bench for Valparaiso. The Beacons have victories over Concordia, Lindenwood, and Eastern Illinois while losing to Liberty and Cleveland State.

Devon Ellis is leading Valparaiso in scoring with an average of 12.8 points per game while Cooper Schwieger is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.6 per game and Darius DeAveiro is the leader in assists with an average of 4.6 per game. Valparaiso has four players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team, is scoring an average of 79.8 points per game.

Valparaiso will pick up a victory at home on Wednesday when hosting Northern Illinois but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of Northern Illinois’ last five and three of Valparaiso's last four. Valparaiso is allowing an average of just 64.2 points per game and 41.8% shooting while Northern Illinois is scoring an average of only 68.3 points per game. Final Score Prediction, Valparaiso Beacons win but our best play is UNDER 70-56.