Tulsa vs. Northern Illinois Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 5

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-0) host the Northern Illinois Huskies (0-1) at Donald W. Reynolds Center, starting at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 5, 2026. The Huskies are 15.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 152.5 points.

Tulsa took care of business in its most recent outing 98-50 against Ottawa (KS) on Monday. Jaylen Lawal's team-leading 17 points led Tulsa in the win. Northern Illinois' last game was an 89-87 loss to Grambling on Monday. Trevor Polite's team-leading 15 points paced Northern Illinois in the losing effort.

Tulsa vs. Northern Illinois Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Donald W. Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Spread favorite: Tulsa -15.5
• Moneyline favorite: Tulsa -1562
• Moneyline underdog: Northern Illinois +852
• Over/Under: 152.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Tulsa vs. Northern Illinois

• Out of 31 games last season, Tulsa played 21 with more than 152.5 points scored, its current matchup's over/under.
• Six of Northern Illinois' 28 games last season went over 152.5 total points scored.
• These two teams averaged a combined 154.6 points per game a season ago, 2.1 more points than the over/under of 152.5 set for this game.
• The Golden Hurricane and the Huskies saw their opponents average a combined 1.0 fewer point per game last season than the point total of 152.5 set for this game.
• The average total Tulsa had set in matchups last year was 6.2 more points than this outing's point total.
• Northern Illinois' games in 2025 averaged an over/under of 147.3 points, 5.2 fewer than the point total in this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Tulsa vs. Northern Illinois

• Tulsa went 17-14-0 ATS last season.
• The Golden Hurricane were favored by 15.5 points or more three times last season, and covered the spread in two of those matchups.
• Northern Illinois put together a 13-15-0 ATS record last year.
• When playing as at least 15.5-point underdogs last year, the Huskies had an ATS record of 3-4.
• Tulsa was 8-5 against the spread, and 11-2 overall, at home last year.
• At home last season, Tulsa had two wins ATS (2-1) as a 15.5-point favorite or greater.
• Northern Illinois was 10-7 against the spread, and 3-14 overall, on the road last season.

Betting the Moneyline: Tulsa vs. Northern Illinois

• Tulsa finished 21-4 in games it was favored on the moneyline last season (winning 84% of those games).
• The Golden Hurricane won all three games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -1562 or shorter.
• Tulsa has an implied moneyline win probability of 94.0% in this matchup.
• Northern Illinois won four, or 17.4%, of the 23 games it played as underdogs last season.
• Last season, the Huskies were at least a +852 underdog on the moneyline seven times, losing each of those contests.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Northern Illinois has a 10.5% chance to win.