PFW vs Northern Kentucky 3/7/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Northern Kentucky Norse (19-11) vs. PFW Mastodons (21-10)
March 7, 2022 9:30 pm EDT
The Line: PFW Mastodons +2 / Northern Kentucky Norse -2; Over/Under: +137
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The Northern Kentucky Norse and the IPFW Mastodons meet in college basketball action from the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on Monday night.
The Northern Kentucky Norse will look to build on a 77-59 win over Detroit last time out. Marques Warrick leads the Norse in scoring with 16.3 PPG while Trevon Faulkner has 11.9 PPG. Sam Vinson has 11.7 PPG with 4.4 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for NKU this season while Adrian Nelson has a team-high 7.4 RPG to lead the Norse on the glass this season. Bryson Langdon has a team-high 4 APG as well on the year. As a team, Northern Kentucky is averaging 70.1 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three and 70.2% from the foul line while allowing 65.8 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field and 32.8% from three this season.
The IPFW Mastodons will try to build on their 78-72 win over UIC in their last game. Jarred Godfrey leads the Mastodons in scoring and assists with 15.9 PPG along with 3.9 APG while Jalon Pipkins has 13.9 PPG and Damian Chong Qui has 10.1 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for IPFW. Ra Kpedi leads the Mastodons on the glass with 8.3 PPG and a team-high 6.2 RPG this season. As a team, IPFW is averaging 74.6 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 37.6% from three and 75.3% from the foul line while allowing 69.4 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field and 35% from three this season.
Northern Kentucky is 8-0 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning record and 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games following a win while the under is 10-1 in their last 11 Monday games. IPFW is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a win and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS loss while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall.
I get the case to be made for Northern Kentucky here, as the Norse have been rolling as of late and have performed well against anyone not named Detroit Mercy. However, this line is showing zero respect to IPFW and what they’ve accomplished up to this point and they’re the hotter team of the two here. I think this is a prime spot for IPFW to get some revenge, so give me the Mastodons and the free bucket here.
