Northern Illinois Huskies vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 1/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Location: Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Northern Illinois Huskies (5-10) are en route to Gervin GameAbove Center on Tuesday where they will play the Eastern Michigan Eagles (8-9).

The Northern Illinois Huskies stepped onto the hardwood against Toledo and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-61 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Huskies walked away with 15 while Toledo finished the game with 14 fouls. They buried 5 of 12 attempts from long range. Toledo finished the game shooting 63.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 19 attempts. Additionally, Toledo pulled down 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Toledo dished out 15 assists and had 12 steals for the contest. When discussing defense, Northern Illinois allowed 50.0% from the floor on 29 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled 33 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Huskies knocked down 7 of 11 shots for a percentage of 63.6%. Northern Illinois wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 of 56) and buried 10 of their 29 shots from downtown.

Dylan Ducommun is a player who was a contributor in this game. He shot 40.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. He racked up 17 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Northern Illinois will play this contest with a mark of 5-10 for the campaign. They are averaging 75.1 points per outing (229th in Division 1) while going 43.1% from the floor. The Huskies are hitting 32.5% on three-point attempts (131 of 403) and 67.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Northern Illinois is collecting 36.7 boards per contest and has earned 202 assists on the year, which is 319th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.5 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Huskies have forced 12.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are surrendering 32.2% on shots from downtown while they are 302nd in college in points per game allowed (78.2). The Huskies defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.1% (414 of 861) and they surrender 32.7 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 150th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 215 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Eastern Michigan Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 79-62 against Western Michigan. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Eastern Michigan allowed Western Michigan to snag 35 in all (10 offensive). They shot 43.8% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 16 and ended up going 20 out of 27 from the charity stripe (74.1%). The Eagles permitted Western Michigan to bury 26 out of 51 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 51.0% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Eagles went 25 out of 56 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.6%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Eastern Michigan converted 6 out of their 26 attempts (23.1%). They were able to convert 6 of the free throw tries for a clip of 60.0%. Western Michigan committed 13 fouls in this game which took the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Eagles were able to snag 18 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 23 for this contest.

Mohammad Habhab was important for the Eagles in this game. He knocked down 8 out of 13 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for the matchup.

Eastern Michigan has a win-loss record of 8-9 so far this season. The Eagles commit 17.4 personal fouls per contest and they go 70.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.3 times per contest (256th in college) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. Eastern Michigan has earned 1,210 pts on the campaign (71.2 per contest) and they pull in 36.4 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Eagles are connecting on 44.6% from the floor, which is ranked 231st in D-1.

The Eastern Michigan defense surrenders 31.8% on 3-pointers (112 of 352) and opponents are making 72.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.9 dimes and 35.1 rebounds every game, which ranks them 147th and 216th in the country. The Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 130th in college in points given up per game with 71.5. They are able to force 11.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the field (203rd in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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