Wright State Raiders at Northern Kentucky Norse Free Pick - Betting Odds - Point Spread Prediction

Wright State Raiders at Northern Kentucky Norse Free Pick - Betting Odds - Point Spread Prediction

Cliff Knox
Date: March 5, 7:30 pm
Location: Joe Louis Arena
TV: ESPN3

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Wright State -1
Total: 147.5

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The Wright State Raiders face the Northern Kentucky Norse in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League conference tournament, which will be held at a neutral site at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan at 7:30 PM ET. On the NCAA betting board the visiting Wright State is listed as a -1 road favorite with an over/over line of 147 down a notch from its opener.
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Wright State is coming off an 87-49 blowout win over Illinois-Chicago in their last game where they covered the 7-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 133, which was well under the closing line of 155.5. Previous to the Illinois-Chicago game the Raiders had failed to cover the spread in two straight games and the total had gone over in eight straight games. Wright State had lost back-to-back games against Northern Kentucky and Valparaiso before the win over Illinois-Chicago.
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Northern Kentucky is coming off an 82-78 win over Valparaiso in their last game where they covered the spread as a 1.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 160, which was over the closing line of 143.5. The Norse have covered the spread in two of their last three games and in their last four games the total has gone over every time. Overall, Northern Kentucky has won three in a row and seven of their last eight games.
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Offensively, Wright State is putting up 77 points per game on a 44.4% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Raiders are allowing 72.1 points per game on a 45% FG average.
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Northern Kentucky is putting up 76.3 points per game on a 45% FG average. On defense the Norse are allowing 71.7 points per game on a 44.5% FG average.
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This season Northern Kentucky beat Wright State twice.
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Wright State Raiders at Northern Kentucky Norse Betting Trends<br />
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The game total has gone over in 8 of Wright State’s last 9 games overall.
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The game total has gone over 8-1 in Wright State’s last 9 vs. Horizon League.
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Wright State is 5-2 straight up in their last 7 games overall.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Wright State and Northern Kentucky have the public leaning to the home Norse getting the point with over 60%. The over/under bettors are definitively betting this game will go under the posted total line of 147.5 with over 85% on board.
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Wright State Raiders at Northern Kentucky Norse Prediction

It's tough beating a team three times in one season, but I can't see playing anything but the Norse in this game. Northern Kentucky is on an impressive roll winning seven of their last eight games including a four point road win over Wright State. They are a poor 4-5 in Horizon road games, but they are four in one in their last five losing only to Valpo so the neutral court tonight shouldn't be a concern.

Free Pick: Take Northern Kentucky +1
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