NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES @ BELLARMINE KNIGHTS

Six-game road swing starts in Louisville

NIU opens a six-game road stretch Saturday, with Marquette next on Nov. 18.

Knights enter amid a 0-3 recent stretch

Bellarmine's recent completed-game record is 0-3, with 63.0 points scored and 88.3 allowed on average. Julius Gizzi and Grant Neal each scored 14 in the latest available game logs.

A first meeting after last year's cancellation

This is the first all-time meeting; last season's scheduled matchup was canceled by a winter storm.

Availability remains a question to monitor

Covers lists no Bellarmine injuries but does not confirm either team's full availability; check for late updates.

Pick Ideas

Angles drawn from the matchup analysis above and refreshed as the news changes. They are a separate read from the LineCrush pick for this matchup, so the two can land on different sides.

NIU moneyline: be price-conscious

Kalshi gives Northern Illinois a 54% win probability, implying fair odds of about -117; consider the Huskies only at a better price.

Conditional NIU three-point team total

If NIU's team total is 10.5 made threes or lower, consider the over based on its 11.5-per-game early-season average; treat that as a small-sample trend.

Avoid guessing at the full-game total

No dependable full-game total was available; wait for a posted number before betting over or under.