Northern Kentucky vs Wisconsin-Green Bay 12/30/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Green Bay Phoenix will travel to BB&T Arena to take on the Northern Kentucky Norse this Thursday night in College Basketball action.

The Green Bay Phoenix lost their 4^th straight game and dropped to 2-9 on the season after being defeated by the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 72-56, on December 22^nd. Green Bay led by a 29-28 margin at halftime, however, the Phoenix defense struggled in the 2^nd half and could not fight back after the Golden Gophers took a 61-46 lead with 6:07 left in regulation. Green Bay shot 42.9% from the field & 11.1% from beyond the arc while allowing Minnesota to shoot 50.0% from the field & 37.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Phoenix was Kamari McGee who had 14 points, 3 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Green Bay is averaging 60.6 ppg on 41.0% shooting from the field. The Phoenix are averaging 5.3 three-pointers per game on 25.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Green Bay has been led by Emmanuel Ansong (12.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg), Donovan Ivory (10.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.1 bpg), Kamari McGee (8.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.5 apg), Japannah Kellogg III (6.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg).

Defensively, Green Bay is allowing their opponents to average 68.2 ppg on 45.4% shooting from the field. The Phoenix have a rebound margin of -0.5 and a turnover margin of -1.5.

The Northern Kentucky Norse lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 4-7 on the season after being defeated by the Indiana Hoosiers, 79-61, on December 22^nd. Northern Kentucky struggled offensively against Indiana and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 38-14 margin. Northern Kentucky shot just 35.6% from the field & 30.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Indiana to shoot 58.2% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Norse was Trevon Faulkner who had 22 points, 3 rebounds, & 1 assist.

On the season, Northern Kentucky is averaging 70.0 ppg on 40.2% shooting from the field. The Norse are averaging 10.3 three-pointers per game on 34.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Northern Kentucky has been led by Trevon Faulkner (13.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.2 spg), Marques Warrick (12.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.4 spg), Sam Vinson (9.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.7 apg, 2.5 spg), & Adrian Nelson (6.9 ppg, 8.3 rpg).

Defensively, Northern Kentucky is allowing their opponents to average 69.4 ppg on 45.4% shooting from the field. The Norse have a rebound margin of -0.5 and a turnover margin of 0.8.

The Phoenix are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. Northern Kentucky and 0-2-2 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Norse are just 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss and 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games overall.

Green Bay has struggled on both ends of the court this season as the Phoenix come into this game ranked just 335^th in scoring offense, 298^th in FG%, & 302^nd in defensive FG%. Northern Kentucky has also been below average on both ends of the court as the Norse come into this matchup ranked just t-228^th in scoring offense & 203^rd in scoring defense.

Green Bay is one of the worst offensive teams in the country and have really struggled on the road this season posting an 0-4 road record. Northern Kentucky isn’t as strong as we’ve seen in recent years, however, they do have the best player on the floor in Trevon Faulkner, and as I think their offense will have success on their home court, I think Northern Kentucky wins this one by double-digits and covers this spread. Good Luck!