Bowling Green Falcons vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 2/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location: NIU Convocation Center in Dekalb, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Bowling Green Falcons (14-10) are hitting the road to NIU Convocation Center on Wednesday where they will play the Northern Illinois Huskies (8-14).

The Bowling Green Falcons faced off with Arkansas State and took a loss by a score of 91-54 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Falcons walked away with 16 and Arkansas State accumulated 18 personal fouls. They also made 13 out of their 31 attempts from 3-point land. Arkansas State went 57.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 21 tries. Moreover, Arkansas State grabbed 44 rebounds (14 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Arkansas State earned 25 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. When discussing the defense, Bowling Green allowed 51.6% from the field on 33 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 8 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they compiled 27 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Falcons made 16 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 72.7%. Bowling Green ended the game with a 30.5% FG percentage (18 of 59) and knocked down 2 out of their 24 shots from downtown.

Javontae Campbell is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 28.6% from the floor and distributed 4 dimes. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He notched 13 points on 4 of 14 shooting.

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Bowling Green will play this game with a record of 14-10 this year. They cough up possession 11.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Bowling Green is pulling in 35.9 rebounds per contest and has totaled 356 assists for the year, which ranks 145th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Falcons are connecting on 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc (168 of 497) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. They average 83.0 points per outing (49th in college) while hitting 48.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Falcons are forcing 16.1 turnovers every game while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 177th in college hoops in allowing assists with 322 relinquished for the campaign. The Falcons defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.6% (584 of 1,338) and they concede 32.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 33.7% on shots from downtown and they are 104th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (71.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Northern Illinois Huskies took home the win by a final score of 75-74 when they faced Georgia State. The Huskies recorded 27 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the matchup. They gave up possession 12 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. Georgia State was called for 19 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of those for a rate of 72.7%. Concerning shooting from distance, Northern Illinois converted 11 of 23 tries (47.8%). When the game finished, the Huskies ended up going 24 for 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.4%. The Huskies permitted Georgia State to convert 23 out of their 57 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4% for the game. They finished shooting 20.0% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 33 from the free throw line (72.7%). When talking about rebounding, Northern Illinois permitted Georgia State to get 35 in all (10 offensive).

Makhai Valentine ended up being a major contributor for the Huskies for this contest. He knocked down 7 of 9 for the matchup giving him a rate of 77.8%, and had 6 rebounds. He tallied 23 points in his 32 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist in this game.

Northern Illinois has a mark of 8-14 on the campaign. The Huskies have committed 19.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 67.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per game (264th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 15.2 times per game. Northern Illinois has tallied 1,607 pts for the season (73.0 per contest) and they collect 36.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Huskies are hitting on 42.6% from the field, which ranks 308th in the nation.

The Huskies defensively are ranked 249th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 76.4. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the field (317th in college). The Northern Illinois defense surrenders 31.5% on shots from distance (156 of 495) and their opponents are connecting on 71.9% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.7 assists and 33.1 rebounds per game, which ranks 209th and 103rd in those categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bowling Green

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