The Northern Kentucky Norse and Youngstown State Penguins meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Beeghly Center. The Northern Kentucky Norse look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Youngstown State Penguins need a win after losing three of their last four games.
The Northern Kentucky Norse are averaging 69.5 points on 40 percent shooting and allowing 69.1 points on 45.4 percent shooting. Trevon Faulkner is averaging 13.2 points and 3.3 rebounds, while Marques Warrick is averaging 12.9 points and 1.9 assists. Sam Vinson is the third double-digit scorer and Hubertas Pivorius is grabbing 0.8 rebounds. The Northern Kentucky Norse are shooting 33.9 percent from beyond the arc and 67.2 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Kentucky Norse are allowing 30.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game.
The Youngstown State Penguins are averaging 73.1 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 68.6 points on 41.9 percent shooting. Michael Akuchie is averaging 13.2 points and 7.5 rebounds, while Tevin Olison is averaging 12.2 points and 1.3 assists. Garrett Covington is the third double-digit scorer and Dwayne Cohill is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Youngstown State Penguins are shooting 32.9 percent from beyond the arc and 74.7 percent from the free throw line. The Youngstown State Penguins are allowing 34 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.4 rebounds per game.
The Norse are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 road games and 1-11 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The Penguins are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Norse last 7 overall. The under is 8-3 in Penguins last 11 home games. The home team is 11-2 ATS in the last 13 meetings.
The Northern Kentucky Norse have looked rough in the majority of their games this season, and it’s hard to expect anything different here considering they haven’t played in two weeks. The Youngstown State Penguins have had their struggles as of late, but they’ve still looked better than the Norse overall, and they’ll have the best player on the floor for this one. I’ll lay the bucket with Youngstown State at home.