Northern Kentucky Norse vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/20/2022

Game Time: 3:00 pm ET, Sunday, February 20, 2022

Venue:  Athletics Center O'Rena, Auburn Hills, MI

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  NKU +5.5, Oakland -5.5; Over/Under:  140.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  NKU +5.5, Oakland -5.5; Over/Under:  139.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  NKU +5.5, Oakland -5.5; Over/Under:  139.5 points

 

Northern Kentucky Norse:  15-11 (5th place, Horizon league)

Oakland Golden Grizzlies:  18-9 (2nd place, Horizon League)

 

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Northern Kentucky Norse:  3-2 last 5

Oakland Golden Grizzlies:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

NKU is coming into this game with a 15-11 record overall and they are 6-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 18th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 11-6 in their conference games this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 3 game winning streak that they were on. Their 3 wins in that span were against the Milwaukee Panthers, the Green Bay Phoenix, and the Wright State Raiders while their loss came against the Detroit Mercy Titans in their last game. Marques Warrick led the team in points in that game with 13 while Hubertas Pivorius off the bench was next on the team with 12 points. Bryson Langdon led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Sam Vinson and Adrian Nelson both led the team in rebounds with 8 each. They are 42% from the field, 34% from 3-point range, and 70.1% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 69.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.1 PPG against them. NKU has an ATS record of 11-13 this season and their O/U record is 11-13.

 

 

Oakland is coming into this game with an 18-9 record overall and they are 8-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 17th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 11-5 in their conference games this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. Their 2 wins in that span were against the Robert Morris Colonials and the Detroit Mercy Titans while their loss came against the Wright State Raiders in their last game. Jalen Moore led the team in points in that game with 20 while Jamal Cain was next on the team with 18 points. Moore also led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Cain led the team in rebounds with 9. They are 44.3% from the field, 31% from 3-point range, and 79.4% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 75.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.6 PPG against them. Oakland has an ATS record of 14-12 this season and their O/U record is 12-14.

 

NKU has been playing well recently but they are coming off of a loss in their last game. They had won 3 straight prior to that loss but they have also played 4 straight games on the road and this will now be their 5th. All of that travel and games away from home are going to take a toll on these kids and NKU already has a losing record on the road this season. Oakland has a record of 8-1 at home this season and they are coming off of their 1st loss at home in their last game. That loss also snapped a 2 game win streak that they were building up and they will likely be hungry to bounce back here at home. Both of these teams have been good this season and both of them have been playing well in their recent games as well. This will be a close game that is only won by a few points but Oakland should get the win at home here as they will be eager to make up for their performance in their last game where they blew an 11 point lead very late. Oakland should win at home here by a few points.

 

Northern Kentucky Oakland Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, February 20, 2022 (3:00 pm ET start time) is Oakland 79 NKU 76.

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Northern Kentucky Norse: 19-10 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 19-10 ATS as an underdog. 23-7 OVER after a combined score of 125 points or less.

Oakland Golden Grizzlies: 12-20 ATS after a game where they made 78% of their free throws or better. 114-78 OVER as a favorite. 80-48 OVER in all home games.

 

 

Northern Kentucky Norse:  None.

Oakland Golden Grizzlies:  None.

 

 

"I think the thing that's so unique about Sam is in my mind we transition from he's clearly freshman of the year weeks ago to this, one of the better basketball players in our league regardless of class." - Darrin Horn on Sam Vinson.

 

 

“We needed that, man. Boy, we needed that win and we got it. Nothing’s gonna ever be easy, nothing that’s worth anything, but to get out of this with all those road games and how weary and everything we were, we came out on fire. We got up to a seven or nine point lead…we played pretty darn good and we hung on by the skin of our teeth.” - Greg Kampe after their win against Robert Morris.

 

 

 

C. Brandon 

T. Faulkner 

B. Langdon 

S. Vinson 

M. Warrick

 

J. Cain 

C. Conway 

J. Moore 

M. Parrish 

T. Townsend

 

 

PPG: M. Warrick (14.8)

APG: B. Langdon (4.1)

Reb/G: A. Nelson (7.5)

 

PPG: J. Cain (20.4)

APG: J. Moore (8)

Reb/G: J. Cain (10)

 

Coaches:

Northern Kentucky Norse: Darrin Horn (3rd season)

Oakland Golden Grizzlies: Greg Kampe (23rd season)