Youngstown State vs Northern Kentucky Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/6/23

The Northern Kentucky Norse and Youngstown State Penguins meet Monday in the college basketball Horizon Semifinal at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Northern Kentucky Norse are averaging 67.8 points on 43.2 percent shooting and allowing 63.3 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Marques Warrick is averaging 19.1 points and 2.3 rebounds, while Sam Vinson is averaging 11.4 points and 3 assists. Xavier Rhodes is dishing 3.8 assists and Trevon Faulkner is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The Northern Kentucky Norse are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 68.3 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Kentucky Norse are allowing 36.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.4 rebounds per game.

The Youngstown State Penguins are averaging 83.5 points on 49.4 percent shooting and allowing 72.7 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Dwayne Cohill is averaging 17.8 points and 3.5 rebounds, while Brandon Rush is averaging 14.2 points and 2.6 rebounds. Malek Green is the third double-digit scorer and Adrian Nelson is grabbing 9.4 rebounds. The Youngstown State Penguins are shooting 37.8 percent from beyond the arc and 77.6 percent from the free throw line. The Youngstown State Penguins are allowing 35.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.2 rebounds per game.

The Norse are 13-6 ATS in their last 19 neutral site games and 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Penguins are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Monday games and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 neutral site games. The under is 12-2 in Norse last 14 Monday games. The over is 5-2 in Penguins last 7 overall.

The Youngstown State Penguins are playing some of their best ball of the season, and they’re 18-12 ATS on the season. The Northern Kentucky Norse lose in the underdog role by an average of 10 points while shooting 39.5 percent from the field. We’re only laying a bucket. Give me Northern Kentucky.