Toledo Rockets (8-6, 2-0 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (5-9, 1-2 MAC)DeKalb, Illinois; Tuesday, 8 p.m. ESTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -6.5; over/under is 156.5BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois hosts Toledo after Makhai Valentine scored 27 points in Northern Illinois’ 77-73 loss to the Kent State Golden Flashes.The Huskies are 4-2 on their home court. Northern Illinois is 1-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.The Rockets have gone 2-0 against MAC opponents. Toledo is fifth in the MAC scoring 82.6 points per game and is shooting 47.1%.Northern Illinois is shooting 43.4% from the field this season, 4.8 percentage points lower than the 48.2% Toledo allows to opponents. Toledo has shot at a 47.1% clip from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points fewer than the 47.9% shooting opponents of Northern Illinois have averaged.The Huskies and Rockets match up Tuesday for the first time in MAC play this season.Popular ReadsTOP PERFORMERS: Valentine averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Huskies, scoring 13.4 points while shooting 31.9% from beyond the arc. Dylan Ducommun is shooting 39.6% and averaging 13.2 points over the last 10 games.Leroy Blyden Jr. is shooting 41.1% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Rockets, while averaging 15.4 points, 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals. Sonny Wilson is averaging 16.9 points an …
