I believe Northern Illinois can stay within double-digits of Kent State, which has been the class of the Mid-American Conference.

The Huskies are sure to be motivated being home for the first time in 10 days. They have covered five of their last seven home contests.

Northern Illinois also has been playing better with two straight wins, including an 88-67 road victory against Eastern Michigan this past Saturday. The Huskies were short underdogs in that game.

Kent State has a bigger MAC game on deck hosting Buffalo on Friday.

The underdog has covered four of the last five times in this series. There's some inflation in this line. So I'll take this many points with the home 'dog.