Northern Kentucky Norse vs Wright State Raiders Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/13/2022

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Sunday, February 13, 2022

Venue:  Nutter Center, Fairborn, OH

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  NKU +5.5, Wright -5.5; Over/Under:  139.5 points

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

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

 

Northern Kentucky Norse:  14-10 (4th place, Horizon League)

Wright State Raiders:  15-11 (3rd place, Horizon League)

 

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Northern Kentucky Norse:  4-1 last 5

Wright State Raiders:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

NKU is coming into this game with a 14-10 record overall and they are 5-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 16th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 10-5 in their conference games this season. They have won 8 of their last 9 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Detroit Mercy Titans while their 2 wins since then came against the Milwaukee Panthers and the Green Bay Phoenix in their last game. Marques Warrick led the team in points in that game with 24 while Sam Vinson was next on the team with 14 points. Bryson Langdon led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Chris Brandon led the team in rebounds with 6. They are 41.6% from the field, 34.2% from 3-point range, and 70.2% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 70 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.1 PPG against them. NKU has an ATS record of 10-12 this season and their O/U record is 10-12.

 

 

Wright State is coming into this game with a 15-11 record overall and they are 9-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 18th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 12-5 in their conference games this season. They have won 4 of their last 5 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 4 game winning streak that they were on. Their 4 wins in that span were against the Fort Wayne Mastodons, the Detroit Mercy Titans, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, and the Green Bay Phoenix while their loss came against the Milwaukee Panthers in their last game. Trey Calvin led the team in points in that game with 18 while Grant Basile was next on the team with 16 points. Basile and Tanner Holden both led the team in assists in that game with 3 each while Holden led the team in rebounds with 15. They are 46.6% from the field, 32.4% from 3-point range, and 76.5% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 75.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 71.3 PPG against them. Wright State has an ATS record of 10-15 this season and their O/U record is 12-13.

 

NKU has won 8 of their last 9 games and they are really hot coming into this game. They are coming off of 2 wins where they just beat up on some bad teams in their conference but they have winning games over the top teams as well and they have been gaining steam. They have struggled on the road though with a losing 5-6 record this season and they are going up against a Wright State team that is above them in the standings with a 12-5 record in the conference and they have been very good at home this season. Wright State is 9-2 at home and they have won 4 of their last 5 games but are coming off of a bad loss on the road to Milwaukee by 3 points. Milwaukee is one of the worst teams in the conference so that loss was very embarrassing for them, they will be looking to make it up now that they are back at home for this game. NKU also beat Wright State in their last game against each other earlier this season, winning at home by 10 points. Wright State will be motivated here to bounce back after a bad loss while getting their revenge on NKU for earlier this season and they will get to put a damper on a team that is gaining a lot of steam right now. Wright State should win this game here at home but it will be very close as both teams have been playing well recently.

 

Northern Kentucky Wright State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, February 13, 2022 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Wright State 76 NKU 73.

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Northern Kentucky Norse: 18-10 ATS as an underdog. 20-14 ATS after playing a road game. 11-5 OVER as a road underdog of 6 points or less or pick.

Wright State Raiders: 1-8 ATS off a road loss. 30-18 OVER when the total is 140 to 149.5. 32-23 OVER against conference opponents.

 

 

Northern Kentucky Norse:  None.

Wright State Raiders:  None.

 

 

“This game went like so many of our games have gone, and the difference was we didn’t make the plays we needed to down the stretch in order to pull it out, which we found a way to do during the win streak, especially on the defensive end.” - Darrin Horn on his team’s loss against Detroit.

 

 

“You’re going to have to shoot the ball better than 7 of 26 from 3 if you want to win basketball games. And we’re going to see the same thing Sunday (against Northern Kentucky). They’re going to pack it in.” - Scott Nagy on his team’s loss against Milwaukee.

 

 

 

C. Brandon 

T. Faulkner 

B. Langdon 

S. Vinson 

M. Warrick

 

G. Basile 

A. Braun 

T. Calvin 

T. Finke 

T. Holden

 

 

PPG: M. Warrick (14.8)

APG: B. Langdon (4)

Reb/G: A. Nelson (7.6)

 

PPG: T. Holden (20.1)

APG: T. Calvin (3)

Reb/G: G. Basile (8.7)

 

Coaches:

Northern Kentucky Norse: Darrin Horn (3rd season)

Wright State Raiders: Scott Nagy (6th season)