Northern Illinois vs. Ball State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 28

The Northern Illinois Huskies (9-18, 4-11 MAC) host the Ball State Cardinals (9-19, 4-11 MAC) at NIU Convocation Center, beginning at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 28, 2026. The Huskies are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The point total is set at 132.5 in the matchup.

Their last time out, Northern Illinois lost 79-69 to Toledo on Tuesday. In Northern Illinois' loss, Hassan Washington led the way with a team-high 17 points (adding seven rebounds and one assist). Ball State is coming off of a 74-73 OT victory against UMass in its most recent outing on Tuesday. In Ball State's win, Davion Hill led the team with 26 points (adding four rebounds and two assists).

Northern Illinois vs. Ball State Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET
• Where: NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Northern Illinois -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Northern Illinois -135
• Moneyline underdog: Ball State +108
• Over/Under: 132.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Northern Illinois vs. Ball State

• This season, Northern Illinois' games have hit the over on this matchup's 132.5-point over/under 22 times.
• This season, 15 games Ball State has played finished with a combined score over 132.5 points.
• The Huskies average 70.8 points per game against the Cardinals' 66.3, amounting to 4.6 points over the contest's point total of 132.5.
• This game's total is 14.2 less than the 146.7 points these two teams combine to allow per game.
• This season, the average over/under for Northern Illinois' games is 147.1 points, 14.6 more than the total of 132.5 points set for this contest.
• Ball State's games have an average over/under of 136.6 points this season, 4.1 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Northern Illinois vs. Ball State

• Against the spread, Northern Illinois is 13-12-0 this year.
• The Huskies have been favored by 1.5 points or more four times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
• Ball State has 11 wins against the spread in 26 games this season.
• The Cardinals have been underdogs by 1.5 points or more 19 times this year and are 9-10 ATS in those contests.
• Northern Illinois is 4-5 overall, and 3-6 against the spread, at home.
• At home, Northern Illinois has two wins ATS (2-2) as a 1.5-point favorite or more.
• Ball State is 4-9 against the spread, and 2-11 overall, on the road.
• Away from home, Ball State has one win ATS (1-2) as 1.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Northern Illinois vs. Ball State

• Northern Illinois has entered the game as moneyline favorites four times this season and won three of those games.
• The Huskies have entered three games this season favored by -135 or more and are 2-1 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from Northern Illinois, based on the moneyline, is 57.4%.
• Ball State has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 19 games this year and has walked away with the win three times (15.8%) in those games.
• The Cardinals have a win-loss record of 3-15 with odds of +108 or worse this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Ball State has a 48.1% chance of walking away with the win.