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Northern Kentucky vs Detroit Mercy Predictions & Stats

Game time: January 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET

Venue: Calihan Hall — Detroit, MI

Article updated Jan 13, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Northern Kentucky Norse are traveling to play the Detroit Mercy Titans at the Calihan Hall stadium on Saturday, 1/13/2024 @ 1:00pm EST. Northern Kentucky is the betting

Game outlook

The Northern Kentucky Norse are traveling to play the Detroit Mercy Titans at the Calihan Hall stadium on Saturday, 1/13/2024 @ 1:00pm EST. Northern Kentucky is the betting favorite opening at -10 and the current line is Northern Kentucky -9.5.

Norse vs Titans Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Norse to win today's game by 4 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Detroit Mercy Titans to cover the 9.5 point spread and the total to go over 136.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Northern Kentucky 79 to Detroit Mercy 75

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Northern Kentucky Norse and Detroit Mercy Titans, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Northern Kentucky Norse to cover the spread (52%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Northern Kentucky will win straight-up is 84%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be N.KENT 77.75, DET 58.75.

OddsShark predicts Northern Kentucky will win, detroit will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Northern Kentucky Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 295, Northern Kentucky is ranked #200 in offense (scoring an average of 73.56 per game), #211 in defense (allowing an average of 72.50 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-9 (9-6 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Norse hit an average of 46.00% of their field goals (ranked #122) and 68.84% of their free throws (ranked #260) and makes an average of 32.19% of their three pointers ranked #251 in the NCAAB). They average 33.75 rebounds per game (ranked # 294) and average 14.06 offensive assists and 12.75 turnovers per game (ranked # 146 and 227 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Northern Kentucky allows an average of 44.57% field goals (ranked #258) and 72.97% free throws (ranked #279 in the NCAAB) The Norse allow an average of 34.15% of the three pointers (ranked #253) and averages 35.50 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.50) Finally, the Norse average 15.31 defensive assists and 15.06 turnovers per game (ranked # 330 and 46 respectively).

Detroit Mercy Key Betting Stats

Detroit Mercy Titans has a power ranking of 346 and are #359 for offense (scoring an average of 60.06 per game), #322 for defense (giving up an average of 77.82 points per game) and 0-17 (3-14 ATS) overall. Northern Kentucky went 0-3 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Detroit Mercy.

For offense, the Titans hit an average of 38.73% of their field goals (ranked #354) and 69.14% of their free throws (ranked #258) and makes an average of 25.65% of their three pointers (ranked #358 in the NCAAB). They average 31.59 rebounds per game (ranked # 348) and average 9.29 offensive assists and 14.06 turnovers per game (ranked # 357) and 313 respectively).

On defense, Detroit Mercy allows an average of 47.48% field goals (ranked #343) and 74.68% free throws (ranked #333 in the NCAAB) The Titans allow an average of 39.04% of the three pointers (ranked #358) and averages 38.18 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 38.18) Finally, the Titans average 15.59 defensive assists and 11.47 turnovers per game (ranked # 338 and 275 respectively).

Betting Summary

Northern Kentucky has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Detroit Mercy Titans to cover the 9.5 point spread and the total to go over 136.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Norse vs Titans archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Norse vs Titans matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Northern Kentucky Norse-473 → -525Moved
  • Moneyline · Detroit Mercy Titans+355 → +410Moved
  • Spread · Northern Kentucky Norse-10 (-110) → -9.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Detroit Mercy Titans+10 (-110) → +9.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over136.5 (-110) → 136.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under136.5 (-110) → 136.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Northern Kentucky Norse
3-9 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Detroit Mercy Titans
0-17 matchup record · 2-8-0 ATS · 3-6-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-13T11:35:24.752Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Northern Kentucky Norse and Detroit Mercy Titans, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-23Northern Kentucky Norse 67 · Detroit Mercy Titans 64
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Northern Kentucky Norse defeated Detroit Mercy Titans 81-76

Northern Kentucky Norse defeated Detroit Mercy Titans 81-76 on January 13, 2024, a 5-point decision in the series. Northern Kentucky Norse's strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 35-30. Against SportsJaw's recorded Northern Kentucky Norse -9.5 (-110) spread, Detroit Mercy Titans covered, while the 157 combined points finished over the recorded total of 136.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · Northern Kentucky Norse -10 (-110)Loss