Wisconsin-Milwaukee vs Northern Kentucky 2/9/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Northern Kentucky Norse and the Milwaukee Panthers meet in college basketball action from the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Wednesday night.

The Northern Kentucky Norse will be out to bounce back from a 74-68 loss at the hands of Detroit last time out. Marques Warrick leads the Norse in scoring with 14.4 PPG while Trevon Faulkner has 13.1 PPG. Sam Vinson has 11.9 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Norse in assists and round out the group of double-digit scorers for NKU this season while Adrian Nelson has a team-high 7.8 RPG to lead the Norse on the glass this season. As a team, Northern Kentucky is averaging 69.8 PPG on 41% shooting from the field, 33.9% from three and 68.8% from the foul line while allowing 67.5 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field and 32.8% from three this season.

The Milwaukee Panthers will try to snap a five-game losing skid after an 84-71 loss at the hands of Cleveland State last time out. DeAndre Gholston leads the Panthers in scoring with 15.3 PPG along with 4.2 RPG while Patrick Baldwin Jr. has 12.5 PPG and 6.4 RPG in ten games so far this season. Josh Thomas has 10 PPG while Donovan Newby has 8.3 PPG as well for the Panthers on the year. Joey St. Pierre leads the Panthers on the glass with 5.6 RPG while Jordan Lathon has a team-high 3.2 APG to lead the Panthers in the assist department as well this season. As a team, Milwaukee is averaging 66.5 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field, 32% from three and 73.1% from the foul line while allowing 71.8 PPG on 40.4% shooting from the field and 33.7% from three this season.

Northern Kentucky is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games following three or more consecutive home games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite. Milwaukee is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as an underdog while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 home games.

I can understand why you’d look for a home dog on Wednesday’s card, but Milwaukee is not that. Northern Kentucky’s had their issues on the road this season, but they’re playing the far better basketball right now while the Panthers are simply limping to the end of the season. I think the Norse do enough to get the win and cover on the road in this one so lay the bucket with Northern Kentucky in this one.