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Northern Kentucky vs Youngstown State 2/26/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Youngstown State Penguins (18-12) vs. Northern Kentucky Norse (17-11)
February 26, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Northern Kentucky Norse -6 ; Over/Under: 138
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The Youngstown State Penguins and the Northern Kentucky Norse meet Saturday in college basketball action from BB&T Arena. Youngstown State is coming off a Thursday matchup versus Wright State. The Penguins ended up losing by 13 points. As for the Norse, they played Robert Morris in their Thursday game. In that one the Norse managed a 14-point victory. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

Youngstown State struggled over their first 20 games this year and ended up with a 10-10 record. The Penguins would hit a six-game win streak before a loss to Robert Morris, then beat UIC and IUPUI to move to 18-11 overall. 

On Thursday versus Wright State, the Penguins were outscored 33-44 in the first half. Youngstown State hit 38 points in the second but couldn’t keep up in an 84-71 loss. Shemar Rathan-Mayes led the team 20 points with two rebounds.

Over on the Northern Kentucky side, their year began even worse at 6-9. The Norse found their rhythm in late January with a 9-1 run, then hit a loss to Detroit on February 18. Northern Kentucky bounced back with a win over Oakland in the next game. 

Matched up against Robert Morris on Thursday, the Norse were up 46-31 by halftime. Northern Kentucky was outscored 32-33 in the second but still won 78-64. Marques Warrick had a nice game on 30 points with seven rebounds in the victory. 

The Norse are 5-1 ATS in their last six at home and 1-5 ATS in their last six Saturday games. Northern Kentucky is 11-2 ATS in their last 13 overall. 

Meanwhile, the Penguins are 5-2 ATS in their last seven Saturday games and 4-1 ATS in their last five after an ATS loss. The over is 5-1 in Youngstown State’s last six overall. 

PICK: I’m going to stay with Northern Kentucky here. The Norse are on a nice run right now; they’ve only lost two games since January 15. Northern Kentucky has scored 71 or more points in five of their last six games and should be able to hit that number again in this matchup. The last time these teams met up, the Norse managed a 68-67 road win back on January 13. I like another good offensive performance from Northern Kentucky in a cover for this rematch. 

Andrew's Free Pick: Northern Kentucky Norse -6

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