Cleveland State Vikings vs Northern Kentucky Norse Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/30/2022

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Sunday, January 30, 2022

Venue:  BB&T Arena, Highland Heights, KY 

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Cleveland State NL, Northern Kentucky NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Cleveland State -2.5, Northern Kentucky +2.5; Over/Under:  132.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Cleveland State NL, Northern Kentucky NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Cleveland State Vikings:  14-4 (1st place, Horizon League)

Northern Kentucky Norse:  10-9 (5th place, Horizon League)

 

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Cleveland State Vikings:  4-1 last 5

Northern Kentucky Norse:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Cleveland State is coming into this game with a 14-4 record overall and they are 3-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 12th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 10-1 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies but they have gone on a 4 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Detroit Mercy Titans, the Youngstown State Penguins, the Robert Morris Colonials, and the Wright State Raiders in their last game. Torrey Patton led the team in points in that game with 25 while D'Moi Hodge was next on the team with 13 points. Tre Gomillion led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Broc Finstuen led the team in rebounds off the bench with 7. They are 46.7% from the field, 31.3% from 3-point range, and 64.5% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 74.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.8 PPG against them. Cleveland State has an ATS record of 7-9 this season and their O/U record is 6-9-1.

 

 

Northern Kentucky is coming into this game with a 10-9 record overall and they are 7-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 11th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 6-4 in their conference games this season. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 4 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Robert Morris Colonials while their 5 wins in that span came against the Youngstown State Penguins, the UIC Flames, the IUPUI Jaguars, the Wright State Raiders, and the Purdue-Fort Wayne Mastodons in their last game. Sam Vinson led the team in points in that game with 17 while Trevon Faulkner was next on the team with 12 points. Vinson, Bryson Langdon, and Marques Warrick all led the team in assists in that game with 4 each while Adrian Nelson led the team in rebounds off the bench with 12. They are 40.4% from the field, 33.5% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 68.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.4 PPG against them. Northern Kentucky has an ATS record of 6-11 this season and their O/U record is 6-11.

 

Northern Kentucky is coming into this game as a 2.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to the bookmakers. Northern Kentucky has been playing well winning 4 straight games coming into this one and they have been winning their games by impressive margins as well. Cleveland State has been having a great season and are leading the conference right now but they have started to run out of gas in their recent games and they struggled to beat Wright State on the road in their last game. They are only 3-2 on the road this season and Northern Kentucky has been very good at home. The best bet to place in this game is on Northern Kentucky to cover the spread here as they have a good chance of winning this game. 

 

Cleveland State Northern Kentucky Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, January 30, 2022 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Northern Kentucky 72 Cleveland State 68.

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Cleveland State Vikings: 13-5 ATS after 2 straight games with 12 or less assists. 20-12 ATS in road games. 34-18 ATS against conference opponents. 17-8 ATS when playing with one or less days rest. 32-19 ATS after a conference game.

Northern Kentucky Norse: 6-11 O/U in all games. 2-8 O/U against conference opponents. 1-6 O/U in January games. 2-8 O/U after a conference game. 8-14 O/U when playing their 2nd game in 3 days. 3-10 O/U off a home win by 10 points or more.

 

 

Cleveland State Vikings:  None.

Northern Kentucky Norse:  None.

 

 

“Our bench won that game for us. In a game where our starters had too many turnovers, our bench was able to come in and equalize that. It doesn’t happen without their minutes.” - Dennis Gates on his team’s win against Robert Morris.

 

 

“I don’t think anything’s going to change. Everybody’s going to give us their best shot, so every day we’ve got to stay together, stay connected and keep digging.” - Chris Greene on the extra effort they put into road games.

 

 

 

T. Gomillion 

D. Hodge 

D. Johnson 

D. Parker 

T. Patton

 

C. Brandon 

T. Faulkner 

B. Langdon 

S. Vinson 

M. Warrick

 

 

PPG: D. Hodge (15.5)

APG: T. Patton (3.9)

Reb/G: T. Patton (6.8)

 

PPG: M. Warrick (14.2)

APG: S. Vinson (3.6)

Reb/G: A. Nelson (8.3)

 

Coaches:

Cleveland State Vikings: Dennis Gates (3rd season)

Northern Kentucky Norse: Darrin Horn (3rd season)