The Northern Illinois Huskies (8-13, 4-4 MAC) will be going for their third consecutive road win when they face the Western Michigan Broncos (6-15, 2-6 MAC) on Tuesday night. The Huskies are coming off an 87-69 loss to Ball State as four-point underdogs. The Broncos are coming off a 70-69 loss to Central Michigan as 1.5-point favorites.
Western Michigan is 6-4 in its last 10 games against Northern Illinois.
The Huskies had their three-game winning streak snapped by the Cardinals in their last game. They will try to bounce back from the loss with a win over the Broncos, which will give them their fourth win in their last five games.
Northern Illinois is averaging 68.5 points per game. They scored 69 points in their last game, making 46.9 percent of their field goals and 37.5 percent of their three-pointers.
David Coit led the Huskies with 20 points and four assists. Kaleb Thornton finished with 18 points, five rebounds, and five assists, while Anthony Crump added 12 points and seven rebounds.
Northern Illinois has struggled defensively, giving up 75.6 points per game. They gave up 87 points in their last game and will have to do a better job if they want to win this game.