Northern Iowa vs. Indiana State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 18

The Northern Iowa Panthers (17-10, 9-7 MVC) are favored, by 4.5 points, over the Indiana State Sycamores (10-17, 3-13 MVC) on February 18, 2026 at Hulman Center. The Sycamores are sputtering right now, having lost three in a row and going 2-8 in their past 10 games. The matchup has an over/under of 135.5 points.

Northern Iowa won its most recent outing 86-62 against Drake on Sunday. Will Hornseth scored a team-high 18 points for Northern Iowa in the win. Indiana State lost its most recent game 76-75 against Valparaiso on Sunday. Sterling Young totaled 16 points, four rebounds and one assist for Indiana State.

Northern Iowa vs. Indiana State Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana
• Spread favorite: Northern Iowa -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Northern Iowa -223
• Moneyline underdog: Indiana State +175
• Over/Under: 135.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Northern Iowa vs. Indiana State

• This season, Northern Iowa and its opponents have combined to outscore Wednesday's total of 135.5 points 11 times.
• In Indiana State's 25 games this season, 21 finished with more combined points than Wednesday's over/under of 135.5.
• The over/under for the matchup of 135.5 is 8.7 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Panthers (69.1) and Sycamores (75.1).
• The 136.1 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 0.6 more than the 135.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Northern Iowa's games is 5.2 fewer points than the over/under of 135.5 in this contest.
• Indiana State's games have an average over/under of 150.0 points this season, 14.5 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Northern Iowa vs. Indiana State

• Against the spread, Northern Iowa is 13-12-0 this year.
• So far this season, the Panthers have been installed as favorites by a 4.5-point margin or more 13 times and are 8-5 ATS in those matchups.
• Indiana State has played 25 games, with 17 wins against the spread.
• The Sycamores have an against the spread record of 10-3 in their 13 games as an underdog of 4.5 points or more this year.
• Indiana State is 6-5 against the spread, and 5-6 overall, at home this season.
• Indiana State has two wins ATS (2-1) as a 4.5-point underdog or greater at home.
• Away from home, Northern Iowa is 5-4 against the spread, and 4-5 overall.
• Northern Iowa is unbeaten ATS (2-0) as 4.5-point favorites or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Northern Iowa vs. Indiana State

• Northern Iowa has been the moneyline favorite in 19 games this season and won 13 (68.4%) of those contests.
• The Panthers have a record of 12-1, a 92.3% win rate, when favored by -223 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win from Northern Iowa, based on the moneyline, is 69%.
• Indiana State has been victorious in four, or 23.5%, of the 17 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• The Sycamores have a win-loss record of 2-9 with odds of +175 or worse this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Indiana State has a 36.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.