Indiana State lost the first meeting between these two teams by 6 points on the road. Now the Sycamores are in revenge mode and catching the Panthers off a big home win versus Wichita State. Indiana State is 6-1 ATS the past seven times it has faced an opponent with a .600 or higher winning percentage.

The underdog is 23-7 ATS in this series during the past 30 meetings. Northern Iowa shot 13 more free throws than Indiana State in the first meeting. That's not likely to happen here. The Sycamores have shot more free throws than their opponents in all but one home conference game,

Northern Iowa also hit 9 of 18 shots from 3-point range in the first meeting while the Sycamores were 6-of-21 from 3-point range.