Cleveland State vs Northern Kentucky Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Horizon League Tournament

The No. 2 seed Cleveland State Vikings (20-11, 14-6 Horizon League) face off against the No. 7 seed Northern Kentucky Norse (17-15, 11-9 Horizon League) in the Horizon League tournament Thursday at Wolstein Center, beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Both teams will look to get one step closer to earning an automatic place in the NCAA Tournament.

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Cleveland State vs. Northern Kentucky Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Thursday, March 6, 2025
• Game time: 8 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Arena: Wolstein Center

Cleveland State vs. Northern Kentucky Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Cleveland State win (80.1%)

Take a look at the betting insights and trends below before placing a bet on Thursday's Cleveland State-Northern Kentucky spread (Cleveland State -3.5) or over/under (139.5 points).

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Cleveland State vs. Northern Kentucky: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Cleveland State has put together a 16-12-0 ATS record so far this year.
• Northern Kentucky has covered 11 times in 30 chances against the spread this year.
• Cleveland State covers the spread when it is a 3.5-point favorite or more 45.5% of the time. That's more often than Northern Kentucky covers as an underdog of 3.5 or more (30%).
• At home, the Vikings have the same winning percentage against the spread as they do on the road (.571).
• The Norse have performed better against the spread at home (7-9-0) than away (4-10-0) this year.
• Cleveland State is 12-8-0 against the spread in conference play this season.
• Northern Kentucky has beaten the spread eight times in 21 Horizon League games.

Cleveland State vs. Northern Kentucky: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Cleveland State has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 14 games this year and has walked away with the win 11 times (78.6%) in those games.
• This season, the Vikings have been victorious eight times in 10 chances when named as a favorite of at least -182 or better on the moneyline.
• Northern Kentucky has won three of the 12 games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (25%).
• When they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +150 or longer, the Norse have gone 2-7 (22.2%).
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Cleveland State has a 64.5% chance of walking away with the win.

Cleveland State vs. Northern Kentucky Head-to-Head Comparison

• Cleveland State averages 73.6 points per game (197th in college basketball) while allowing 66.4 per outing (39th in college basketball). It has a +222 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 7.2 points per game.
• Tevin Smith's 13.8 points per game lead Cleveland State and rank 404th in college basketball.
• Northern Kentucky scores 72.1 points per game (235th in college basketball) and gives up 72.2 (190th in college basketball) for a -1 scoring differential overall.
• Trey Robinson is ranked 200th in college basketball with a team-high 15.8 points per game.
• The 31.1 rebounds per game the Vikings average rank 231st in the nation, and are 2.6 more than the 28.5 their opponents collect per contest.
• Dylan Arnett is 125th in college basketball play with 7.3 rebounds per game to lead the Vikings.
• The Norse grab 30.7 rebounds per game (258th in college basketball), compared to the 31.6 of their opponents.
• Robinson leads the team with six rebounds per game (319th in college basketball).
• Cleveland State ranks 173rd in college basketball with 96 points scored per 100 possessions, and 31st in college basketball defensively with 86.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• The Norse rank 254th in college basketball with 93.3 points scored per 100 possessions, and 183rd defensively with 93.4 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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