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Northern Kentucky Norse vs St. Marys Predictions December 21, 2023

Game time: December 21, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET

Venue: University Credit Union Pavilion — Moraga, CA

Article updated Dec 20, 5:36 PM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Northern Kentucky Norse are on the road playing the St. Marys at the University Credit Union Pavilion stadium on Thursday, 12/21/2023 @ 10:00pm EST. St. Marys is the

Game outlook

The Northern Kentucky Norse are on the road playing the St. Marys at the University Credit Union Pavilion stadium on Thursday, 12/21/2023 @ 10:00pm EST. St. Marys is the betting favorite opening at -15.5 and the line hasn't moved.

Norse vs Gaels Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Gaels to win tonight's game by 10 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Northern Kentucky Norse to cover the 15.5 point spread and the total to go over 131.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Northern Kentucky 63 to St. Marys 73

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw users predict Northern Kentucky Norse to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that St. Marys will win straight-up is 94%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be N.KENT 50.25, SMC 81.25.

OddsShark 's prediction is Saint Mary's-California will win, northern kentucky will cover, and the total will go over.

55% picked Northern Kentucky Norse on Covers.com

Northern Kentucky Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 114, Northern Kentucky is ranked #185 in offense (scoring an average of 74.75 per game), #135 in defense (allowing an average of 69.25 points to be scored against them per game) and are 7-5 (6-4 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Norse hit an average of 47.51% of their field goals (ranked #65) and 68.05% of their free throws (ranked #274) and makes an average of 31.78% of their three pointers ranked #261 in the NCAAB). They average 33.58 rebounds per game (ranked # 292) and average 15.25 offensive assists and 12.58 turnovers per game (ranked # 88 and 200 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Northern Kentucky allows an average of 44.27% field goals (ranked #244) and 71.66% free throws (ranked #227 in the NCAAB) The Norse allow an average of 30.38% of the three pointers (ranked #84) and averages 34.25 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.25) Finally, the Norse average 14.42 defensive assists and 16.08 turnovers per game (ranked # 296 and 29 respectively).

St. Marys Key Betting Stats

St. Marys has a power ranking of 5 and are #290 for offense (scoring an average of 69.42 per game), #4 for defense (giving up an average of 58.92 points per game) and 7-5 (4-7 ATS) overall. Northern Kentucky went 0-0 (0-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against St. Marys.

For offense, the Gaels hit an average of 42.47% of their field goals (ranked #276) and 62.21% of their free throws (ranked #353) and makes an average of 27.07% of their three pointers (ranked #347 in the NCAAB). They average 43.33 rebounds per game (ranked # 12) and average 13.33 offensive assists and 11.67 turnovers per game (ranked # 200) and 128 respectively).

On defense, St. Marys allows an average of 37.75% field goals (ranked #15) and 67.61% free throws (ranked #60 in the NCAAB) The Gaels allow an average of 29.47% of the three pointers (ranked #56) and averages 30.67 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 30.67) Finally, the Gaels average 9.42 defensive assists and 11.92 turnovers per game (ranked # 14 and 241 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Northern Kentucky Norse to cover the 15.5 point spread and the total to go over 131.5 points.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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