Northern Illinois Huskies (2-3) at Loyola Chicago Ramblers (1-4)

Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Chicago heads into the matchup against Northern Illinois after losing four in a row.

The Ramblers have gone 1-2 at home. Loyola Chicago is 1-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Huskies have gone 0-3 away from home. Northern Illinois is eighth in the MAC scoring 81.4 points per game and is shooting 48.3%.

Loyola Chicago averages 9.6 made 3-pointers per game, 1.0 more made shot than the 8.6 per game Northern Illinois allows. Northern Illinois has shot at a 48.3% rate from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points above the 44.4% shooting opponents of Loyola Chicago have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Justin Moore is shooting 36.0% and averaging 13.2 points for the Ram

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