Northern Kentucky Norse (17-14) vs. Wright State Raiders (18-13)
March 7, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Wright State Raiders -7; Over/Under: +162
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The Northern Kentucky Norse and the Wright State Raiders meet in college basketball action from the Nutter Center on Thursday night. Who comes out on top in Thursday’s Horizon League Quarterfinal matchup? Let’s dive in and find out with our Northern Kentucky vs. Wright State Prediction.
Northern Kentucky Team Preview
The Northern Kentucky Norse come into this one as the 5-seed, finishing the year 17-14 overall including a 12-8 mark in Horizon League Conference play. Marques Warrick leads the Norse in scoring with 19.9 PPG along with 2.5 APG while Sam Vinson has 13.3 PPG with 5.1 RPG and Trey Robinson has 10.8 PPG and a team-high 6.8 RPG to lead the Norse in rebounding while also rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for NKU so far this season. Michael Bradley also has 9.8 PPG with a team-high 4.4 APG to lead the Norse in the assist department this season. As a team, Northern Kentucky is averaging 74.1 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 31.4% from three and 71.6% from the foul line this season.
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Wright State Team Preview
The Wright State Raiders come into this conference tournament as the 4-seed, finishing 18-13 overall including a 13-7 record in Horizon League play. Trey Calvin leads the Raiders in scoring and assists with 19.6 PPG and 4.3 APG while Tanner Holden has 16.1 PPG with 6.3 RPG and 3.5 APG. Brandon Noel has 14.7 PPG with a team-high 8 RPG to lead the Raiders on the glass up to this point in the year. AJ Braun also has 11.8 PPG with 6.1 RPG and Alex Huibregtse has 12 PPG with 3.8 RPG and 3.3 APG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Wright State so far this season. As a team, Wright State is averaging 86.1 PPG on 53.1% shooting from the field, 38.3% from three and 75.9% from the foul line this season.
Northern Kentucky vs. Wright State Prediction
I’m leaning towards the Raiders here. Not only are they at home, they have the most potent offense across the board in the Horizon League. This is a decent sized number to put against Northern Kentucky, but the Norse have shown that they just don’t have enough in the tank to hang with the Raiders for a full 40 minutes. I think Wright State does enough to get the win and cover at home and to advance to the next round.
