Northern Kentucky Norse vs Houston Cougars 3/16/2023 Predictions, Tips and Preview

Northern Kentucky Norse vs Houston Cougars 3/16/2023 – Legacy Arena at BJCC will play venue to a matchup between the Northern Kentucky Norse and the Houston Cougars on Thursday night. The Northern Kentucky Norse is 22-12 on the season after their victory against the Cleveland State Vikings in the previous matchup. The Houston Cougars, on the other hand, took a beating in their last game against the Memphis Tigers, which dropped them to 31-3 on the season. The best NCAAB betting splits are in favor of a win for the Houston Cougars in this game.

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Norse	+18 (-110)	121.5 o (-110)	+1150
Cougars	-18 (-110)	121.5 u (-110)	-2500

Riding for you, 𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗬

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— NKU Men's Basketball 🏀 (@NKUNorseMBB) March 16, 2023

Northern Kentucky Norse

The Northern Kentucky Norse are currently riding a long winning streak, and most recently defeated the Cleveland State Vikings with a final score of 63-61. The Norse is scoring an average of 68.24 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 43.15 percent. The Northern Kentucky offense in this college basketball season is being led by Marques Warrick who is putting up an average of 19.1 points in each game. On defense, the Norse is allowing opponents to score an average of 63.56 points in every game played.

Players to watch: Marques Warrick G (GP 34, MIN 34.3, PTS 19.1, REB 2.4, AST 2.7, STL 1.3, BLK 0.3, TO 2.2, FG% 44.3, FT% 81.1, 3P% 39.1, Sam Vinson G (GP 31, MIN 32.6, PTS 11.7, REB 4.2, AST 2.9, STL 2.4, BLK 0.2, TO 1.8, FG% 39.6, FT% 69.4, 3P% 33.3, Trevon Faulkner G (GP 34, MIN 25, PTS 8.6, REB 2.8, AST 0.9, STL 1, BLK 0.1, TO 0.9, FG% 39.9, FT% 82.7, 3P% 33.8.

Houston Cougars

The Houston Cougars had their winning streak broken by a defeat against the Memphis Tigers with a score of 75-65 in the previous matchup. The Cougars are putting up an average of 75.33 points in every game with a field goal percentage of 46.66 percent. The Houston offense this season is being headed by Marcus Sasser who is dunking an average of 17.1 points in each game, while Jamal Shead is assisting 5.4 times per matchup. Defense-wise, the Cougars are allowing their opponents to score an average of 55.94 points in every game played.

Players to watch: Marcus Sasser G (GP 33, MIN 31.1, PTS 17.1, REB 2.8, AST 3.2, STL 1.7, BLK 0.2, TO 1.6, FG% 43.9, FT% 84, 3P% 38.3, Jarace Walker F (GP 33, MIN 27, PTS 11.1, REB 6.6, AST 1.7, STL 1, BLK 1, TO 1.5, FG% 47.1, FT% 61.4, 3P% 34.4., J’Wan Roberts F (GP 34, MIN 26.1, PTS 10.4, REB 7.8, AST 1.1, STL 0.8, BLK 1.3, TO 1, FG% 62.3, FT% 68.4, 3P% 0.

Northern Kentucky Norse vs Houston Cougars Betting Numbers

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Northern Kentucky Norse

Northern Kentucky are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northern Kentucky’s last 7 games.
Northern Kentucky are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
Northern Kentucky are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games played in March.
Norse are 12-1 SU in their last 13 games played on a Thursday.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northern Kentucky’s last 6 games when playing as the underdog.

Houston Cougars

Houston are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 6 games.
Houston are 13-1 SU in their last 14 games.
Houston are 17-3 SU in their last 20 games played in March.
Cougars are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games played on a Thursday.
Houston are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games when playing as the favorite.