Northern Kentucky vs Detroit 1/8/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Detroit Titans (6-10) vs. Northern Kentucky Norse (9-7)
January 8, 2023 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Northern Kentucky Norse -4.5 / Detroit Titans +4.5; Over/Under: +134
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The Detroit Mercy Titans and Northern Kentucky Norse meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Truist Arena. The Detroit Mercy Titans look for their seventh win. The Northern Kentucky Norse look for their 10th win.
The Detroit Mercy Titans are averaging 74.7 points on 41.9 percent shooting and allowing 76.5 points on 45.7 percent shooting. Antoine Davis is averaging 24.8 points and 3.1 assists, while Gerald Liddell is averaging 16.8 points and 12.8 rebounds. Jayden Stone is the third double-digit scorer and Jordan Phillips is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Detroit Mercy Titans are shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc and 74.2 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Mercy Titans are allowing 36.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.4 rebounds per game.
The Northern Kentucky Norse are averaging 66.1 points on 42.5 percent shooting and allowing 63.5 points on 43.2 percent shooting. Marques Warrick is averaging 19.2 points and 2.7 rebounds, while Sam Vinson is averaging 10.1 points and 2.7 assists. Xavier Rhodes is dishing 3.3 assists and Trevon Faulkner is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Northern Kentucky Norse are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 64.8 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Kentucky Norse are allowing 38.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31 rebounds per game.
The Titans are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Norse are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Titans last 7 Sunday games. The under is 6-1 in Norse last 7 overall. The underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Northern Kentucky Norse are playing their best ball over the last week or so and they’re at home where they win by an average of 10.3 points. The Detroit Titans haven’t done much right this season, and their main struggles come on the road, where they shoot 38.4 percent from the field. We’re not laying much. Give me Northern Kentucky.
