Northern Kentucky vs Wright State 12/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Wright State Raiders (7-6) vs. Northern Kentucky Norse (7-6)
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Northern Kentucky Norse -2.5 / Wright State Raiders +2.5; Over/Under: +137.5
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The Wright State Raiders and the Northern Kentucky Norse meet in college basketball action from the Truist Arena on Thursday night.
The Wright State Raiders will look to build on an 88-80 road win over Miami-Ohio last time out. Trey Calvin leads Wright State in scoring and assists with 17.1 PPG and 4.8 APG while Amari Davis has 11.6 PPG and 4.5 RPG this season. Brandon Noel has 12.3 PPG and a team-high 6.2 RPG to lead the Raiders on the glass and AJ Braun has 10.3 PPG with 5.2 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Wright State up to this point in the year. As a team, Wright State is averaging 79 PPG on 50.4% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three and 69.2% from the foul line this season.
The Northern Kentucky Norse will be looking to bounce back from a 67-52 loss to FAU last time out. Marques Warrick has a team-high 19.8 PPG to lead NKU in scoring while Sam Vinson has 10 PPG and 4 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Northern Kentucky up to this point in the year. Chris Brandon also has a team-high 9.3 RPG to lead the Norse on the glass and Xavier Rhodes has 9.4 PPG and a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Norse in the assist department this season. As a team, Northern Kentucky is averaging 66.3 PPG on 42.4% shooting from the field, 33% from three and 64.9% from the foul line this season.
Wright State is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a win while the under is 4-1-1 in their last 6 road games. Northern Kentucky is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 12-1 ATS in their last 13 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall.
I get why you could look at Wright State here, but I’m siding with Northern Kentucky. The Norse tend to play far better at home and they’ve been on a roll at home as well while Wright State has had questionable performances this season and that loss to Robert Morris is still burned in my brain from earlier this season. I think the Norse get the win here so give me Northern Kentucky laying the points.
