NCAAB MATCHUP REPORT

January 4, 2026, 4:00 | Truist Arena

Youngstown State Penguins (8-7) VS Northern Kentucky Norse (11-5)

ODDS

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3.5 -110
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3.5 -110
-3.5 -110

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145 o -110
145 u -110
146 o -110
146 u -110
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RECENT FORM

NameRecord ATSOffense DefenseDiff ATS HomeATS Away OU RecordOU Home OU Away
Youngstown State 8-7 6-6-1 79.13 70.33 8.80 2-3 3-2-1 6-7 2-3 4-2
Northern Kentucky 11-5 6-7 83.75 75.06 8.69 4-3 2-4 8-5 3-4 5-1

POWER STATS

Assists Turnovers

NameAssists TurnoversRatio
YOUNG 14.6 13.53 1.08
NKU 15.5 13 1.19

Rebounding

NameOffense DefenseTotal
YOUNG 11.53 24.07 35.6
NKU 12.31 22.94 35.25

ShootingPercentage

NameOffense DefenseTotal
YOUNG 46.63 43.39 3.24
NKU 47.8 44.96 2.84

SMART CHART

YOUNG
NAME
NKU
79.13
OFFENSE
83.75
70.33
DEFENSE
75.06
8.8
DIFFERENTIAL
8.69
11.53
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
12.31
24.07
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
22.94
46.63
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
47.80
72.08
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
72.12
10.20
THREE POINTERS
9.25
8.40
STEALS
10.06

TEAM RECORDS

Youngstown State Penguins

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 8-7 5-2 3-5 6-6-1 2-3 4-3-1 79.13 70.33 8.80
Last 10 6-4 4-2 2-2 4-4-1 2-3 2-1-1 76.80 67.10 9.70
vs Conf 2-3 1-2 1-1 1-3-1 0-3 1-0-1 75.00 72.20 2.80

Northern Kentucky Norse

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 11-5 8-2 3-3 6-7 4-3 2-4 83.75 75.06 8.69
Last 10 7-3 5-2 2-1 4-5 3-3 1-2 82.20 75.20 7.00
vs Conf 3-2 2-1 1-1 2-3 1-2 1-1 81.80 78.00 3.80

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 79.13 142 75.06 227
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 73.50 149 73.30 290
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed 31.75 261 32.30 166
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 83.75 76 70.33 108
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 89.50 78 74.38 99
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed 37.60 228 34.88 118

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord ATSO/U AVGAVG 1/2 FG%REB 3PTSTEALS
Youngstown State 4-6 4-6 3-7 71.70 34.30 45.23 34.40 87/241 4.50
Northern Kentucky 6-4 6-4 3-7 69.10 33.40 40.10 33.90 75/223 7.10

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine ATSTotal O/UFG% Edge Reb Edge3PT Edge Away Half ScoreHome Half Score Away FG%Home FG% Away ReboundsHome Rebounds Away Three PointersHome Three Pointers Away StealsHome Steals
Mar 1, 2025 YOUNG NKU 79 88 -2.5 NKU 145 O NKU NKU YOUNG 35 43 45.6 51.7 24 32 14/29 9/24 5 3
Jan 8, 2025 NKU YOUNG 61 72 -3 YOUNG 136.5 U YOUNG YOUNG YOUNG 25 42 38.3 44.6 28 38 6/21 13/28 9 6
Jan 28, 2024 NKU YOUNG 52 82 -6.5 YOUNG 149.5 U YOUNG YOUNG NKU 31 38 28.8 45.9 37 38 8/22 7/28 5 9
Jan 4, 2024 YOUNG NKU 76 79 -1 NKU 145.5 O YOUNG Push YOUNG 45 36 48.1 45.2 33 33 13/29 8/21 4 11
Mar 6, 2023 NKU YOUNG 75 63 -3.5 NKU 139.5 U YOUNG NKU YOUNG 40 25 37.3 45.3 37 35 3/17 4/21 6 0
Feb 4, 2023 NKU YOUNG 56 74 -3.5 YOUNG 135.5 U YOUNG YOUNG YOUNG 32 36 32.2 58.8 27 36 6/22 7/17 6 2
Dec 1, 2022 YOUNG NKU 73 77 -1 NKU 140 O YOUNG YOUNG NKU 34 33 43.3 36.1 46 40 5/19 9/26 7 12
Feb 26, 2022 YOUNG NKU 61 75 -5.5 NKU 138 U NKU NKU NKU 35 43 44.2 50.9 25 34 9/26 12/25 6 9
Jan 13, 2022 NKU YOUNG 68 67 -3 NKU 137.5 U NKU NKU Push 24 28 39.3 35.7 41 34 8/23 8/24 5 1
Dec 20, 2020 YOUNG NKU 70 60 -4 YOUNG 142.5 U YOUNG YOUNG YOUNG 25 27 41.8 41.1 35 30 7/20 6/22 5 5

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Northern Kentucky Norse

Youngstown State Penguins

Youngstown State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Youngstown State is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Northern Kentucky
Youngstown State is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games when playing Northern Kentucky
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Youngstown State's last 10 games when playing Northern Kentucky
Youngstown State is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Northern Kentucky
Youngstown State is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Northern Kentucky
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Youngstown State's last 7 games when playing on the road against Northern Kentucky

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Youngstown State Penguins

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Jan 1, 2026 OAK 83-85 L -2 157.5 L/O 42.65 75.00 10 H
Dec 29, 2025 DET 68-73 L -9.5 146.5 L/U 32.84 70.00 10 H
Dec 20, 2025 USCUP 74-65 W -7.5 141.5 W/U 42.59 68.97 8 H
Dec 17, 2025 ROBMO 77-80 L 3 140.5 P/O 58.14 77.27 10 A
Dec 14, 2025 THIEL 103-52 W N/A N/A N/A 59.42 72.73 13 H

Northern Kentucky Norse

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Jan 1, 2026 IUPUI 81-72 W -13.5 176.5 L/U 49.09 60.00 12 H
Dec 29, 2025 ROBMO 79-77 W -1 150 W/O 53.85 74.07 3 A
Dec 21, 2025 COFC 74-85 L -4.5 153 L/O 39.06 87.50 10 H
Dec 17, 2025 OAK 77-82 L -4 164 L/U 44.29 75.00 6 H
Dec 13, 2025 BELLR 80-76 W -4.5 146.5 L/O 50.79 47.06 8 A