Northern Kentucky Norse vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 11/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Kentucky Norse vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Sunday, November 19, 2023

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Northern Kentucky Norse (1-2) are en route to Fifth Third Arena on Sunday where they will meet the Cincinnati Bearcats (3-0).

The Northern Kentucky Norse took the court against DePauw and walked away with a win by a score of 85-68 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Norse ended up with 17 while DePauw had 22 personal fouls. They buried 8 of their 23 attempts from downtown. DePauw ended up going 62.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of their 16 attempts. On top of that, DePauw snagged 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. DePauw dished out 13 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Regarding defending, Northern Kentucky allowed the other team to go 43.1% from the field on 25 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 18 assists in the game as well as creating 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 34 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Norse made 18 of 24 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Northern Kentucky finished with a 45.9% field goal percentage (28 out of 61) and made 11 of their 28 3-point shots.

Sam Vinson is someone who was a factor for the game. He was able to score 21 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the floor and earned 3 assists.

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Northern Kentucky will enter this game with a mark of 1-2 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Northern Kentucky is pulling in 37.3 rebounds per contest and has tallied 41 assists this year, which is 200th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Norse are connecting on 28.3% on shots from beyond the arc (17 of 60) and 66.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 69.7 points per game (274th in the nation) while going 42.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Norse are forcing 15.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are giving up 31.3% on three-point shots and they are 229th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (72.3). The Norse defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.6% (75 of 172) and they concede 34.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 224th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 41 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Cincinnati Bearcats took home the win by a final score of 85-73 against Eastern Washington. The Bearcats were able to corral 29 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. Eastern Washington had 24 fouls in this contest which got the Bearcats to the charity stripe for 31 shots. They were able to make 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 67.7%. Regarding three-point attempts, Cincinnati converted 8 of 21 attempts (38.1%). In all, the Bearcats shot 28 for 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.7%. The Bearcats permitted Eastern Washington to make 26 of their 58 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 44.8% in this game. They finished shooting 21.7% from downtown by shooting 5 out of 23 and ended up shooting 16 of 23 at the free throw line (69.6%). When talking about rebounds, Cincinnati allowed Eastern Washington to collect 27 in total (2 on the offensive side).

Viktor Lakhin ended up being important for the Bearcats for the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 12 for this contest for a rate of 75.0%, and totaled 11 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points in his 26 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist in the game.

Cincinnati has a mark of 3-0 this year. The Bearcats are committing 13.7 fouls per contest and they hit 61.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.3 times per game (82nd in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 9.7 times per contest. Cincinnati has accounted for 247 pts so far this season (82.3 per contest) and they collect 42.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bearcats are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which is 152nd in the nation.

The Cincinnati defense surrenders 25.8% on 3-point shots (16 of 62) and their opponents are connecting on 63.8% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 11.0 dimes and 31.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 144th and 75th in those categories on the defensive end. The Bearcats on the defensive end are ranked 94th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 64.0. They are forcing 13.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the field (204th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northern Kentucky

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