Illinois State is coming into this game with a 15-17 record last season and they were 9-11 in the conference. They are already 0-1 to start the season as they lost at home by 2 points against Tennessee-Martin, and now they are playing their 1st road game of the season. Illinois State was able to return 3 of their starters from last season, but they lost their 2 best players who led the team in scoring last season. Myles Foster was a huge part of their production last year as he led the team in scoring but also led the team in rebounds as well so that is going to be a tough role for them to fill. They also lost another key rebounder off the bench and this team has not figured out the replacements yet as was evident in their home loss to start the season. They are going up against a North Dakota State team that was 15-17 last season and they were 8-8 in their conference. They also lost their top 2 scorers from last season, but they returned their other starters and Jacari White filled that scoring role in their 1st game with a great performance. They are already 1-0 this season from a win at home, that win came against a team who does not play in Division I, but it will still give them confidence coming into this game. North Dakota State was a much better team at home last season as well, specifically in non-conference games as they started the season 7-4 in their first 11 games and won all 5 home games in that span to start the year. Illinois State was already awful on the road last season and now they have lost their top 2 scorers for this year, coming off of a home loss in their 1st game as well so confidence is not going to be high for this team that was also a below .500 team last season. North Dakota State will cover the spread in this game.