Ball State vs. N. Illinois Odds & Betting Predictions - February 28, 2026

Ball State at N. Illinois

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Ball State Cardinals

79

79 - 43

Northern Illinois Huskies

43

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Ball State 12-19	+1.5	+1.5-110	o133.5-112	+105
N. Illinois 9-21	u128.5	-1.5-110	u133.5-110	-125

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February 28, 2026

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NCAAB Public Betting

N. Illinois are 0-5 in their last 5 games.
N. Illinois are 1-4 in their last 5 games against the spread
N. Illinois are 10-7 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 1 of N. Illinois' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 4 of N. Illinois' 11 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
N. Illinois	13-15	3-8	10-7	2-3	11-12
Ball State	13-15-1	8-5	5-10-1	2-6-1	11-9

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
N. Illinois	8-20	4-7	4-13	3-2	5-18
Ball State	9-20	4-9	5-11	1-8	8-12

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
N. Illinois	9-21	N/A	N/A	3-2	4-19
Ball State	12-19	N/A	N/A	5-4	5-15

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Feb 25th	@TOL	L 69-79	+12.5 W	U 150	TOL +632
Feb 21st	OHIO	L 66-74	+6.5 L	U 148.5	OHIO +210
Feb 17th	@BUFF	W 72-70	+9.5 W	U 145.5	NIU +380
Feb 14th	@CMU	L 46-88	+4.5 L	U 146.5	CMU +172
Feb 12th	BGSU	L 52-68	+7.5 L	U 144.5	BGSU +260

30-60 (50%)

Field Goals

11-43 (26%)

8-10 (80%)

Free Throws

17-23 (74%)

11-25 (44%)

3P

4-17 (24%)

34

Rebounds

22

20

Assists

6

7

Turnovers

9

7

Steals

5

2

Blocks

1

19

Fouls

10

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MatchupOverUnder
Ball State 12-19	N/A	N/A
N. Illinois 9-21	N/A	N/A