Cleveland State vs Northern Kentucky Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/7/23

The Northern Kentucky Norse and the Cleveland State Vikings meet in college basketball action from the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on Tuesday night as part of the Horizon League conference tournament. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Northern Kentucky is listed as a 1.5-point favorite with the total for this game set at 128.5 points.

Injuries

Neither side has anyone listed on the injury report for this game, so barring any last-minute announcements, both sides will come into this game at full strength.

Matchup History

Cleveland State’s 64-63 win over Northern Kentucky back on February 19^th, 2023, snapped Northern Kentucky’s two-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Northern Kentucky is 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 8-1 ATS in their last 9 Tuesday games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 Tuesday games. Cleveland State is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 neutral site games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall.

Pick

I’m backing the Vikings here. I not only feel that the Vikings are the better team in this matchup, but we’re getting points with them in a matchup where both games were decided by a point. Northern Kentucky performed well against Youngstown State but I think they come back down to earth here. Give me the Vikings.