Northern Illinois Huskies vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 2/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Northern Illinois Huskies (9-17) are traveling to Savage Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the Toledo Rockets (14-13).

The Northern Illinois Huskies stepped onto the hardwood against Ohio and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-66 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Huskies ended up walking away with 19 and Ohio accumulated 10 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of 16 tries from distance. Ohio finished the game shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 24 attempts. In addition, Ohio grabbed 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Ohio distributed 16 assists and had 10 steals for this game. In relation to defense, Northern Illinois allowed 48.1% from the field on 26 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 25 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Huskies buried 6 of 12 shots for a rate of 50.0%. Northern Illinois walked away from the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (26 out of 52) and buried 8 of their 17 three-point attempts.

Makhai Valentine is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. He recorded 15 points on 5 out of 8 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins played and also totaled 5 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the floor and earned 2 assists.

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Northern Illinois will play this contest with a record of 9-17 for the year. They turn it over 15.2 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Northern Illinois is pulling down 35.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 341 dimes this season, which ranks 301st in college hoops in terms of passing. The Huskies are shooting 32.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (219 of 674) and 66.2% from the free throw line. They average 70.9 points per contest (296th in the country) while hitting 42.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Huskies have forced 12.1 turnovers every game and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 245th in D-1 in points per game allowed (76.2). The Huskies defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.6% (699 of 1,469) and they surrender 33.1 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 136th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 359 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Toledo Rockets took home the win by a final score of 94-75 when they played Eastern Michigan. When it comes to rebounding, Toledo permitted Eastern Michigan to collect 25 in total (6 offensive). They went 31.6% from three-point range by hitting 6 out of 19 and finished the game at 15 out of 17 from the charity stripe (88.2%). The Rockets permitted Eastern Michigan to bury 27 out of 59 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 45.8% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Rockets went 37 out of 55 from the field which had them at 67.3%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Toledo buried 6 of 15 tries (40.0%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 63.6%. Eastern Michigan had 18 fouls in the matchup which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for 22 shots. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Rockets were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 28 in the game.

Leroy Blyden Jr. was important for the Rockets for this game. He totaled 15 points in his 33 minutes on the court and accumulated 8 assists for the matchup. He converted 5 out of 8 in this contest for a rate of 62.5%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Toledo has a win-loss mark of 14-13 on the campaign. The Rockets are committing 15.0 fouls per contest and they go 76.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.9 times per game (72nd in college) and they lose possession via turnover 10.6 times per contest. Toledo has 2,196 points on the year (81.3 per contest) and they collect 33.9 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Rockets are hitting on 48.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 36th in college.

The Toledo defense allows 34.9% on shots from distance (229 of 657) and their opposition makes 71.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 15.3 dimes and 35.3 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 309th and 241st in college. The Rockets on defense are ranked 283rd in college in PPG allowed with 77.5. They have forced 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (320th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toledo

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