Boston Terriers vs Northern Kentucky Norse Prediction, 11/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Terriers vs Northern Kentucky Norse

Date: Saturday, November 29, 2025

Location: Truist Arena in Highland Heights, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Boston Terriers (3-4) are traveling to Truist Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Northern Kentucky Norse (5-2).

The Boston Terriers faced Penn State and took a loss by a final of 96-87 in their last game. Boston walked away from the contest with a 57.4% field goal percentage (31 of 54) and knocked down 16 of their 34 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Terriers converted 9 of their 13 shots for a rate of 69.2%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 24 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 3 turnovers and getting 2 steals. With regard to the defense, Boston allowed the other team to go 57.7% from the field on 30 of 52 shooting. Penn State distributed 15 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Penn State pulled down 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Penn State finished the contest at 70.0% when shooting free throws by converting 28 of their 40 attempts. They also converted 8 out of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Terriers walked away with 31 while Penn State accounted for 13 personal fouls.

Michael McNair is a player who was important in the matchup. He shot 66.7% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He played for 28 minutes and also snagged 5 rebounds. He totaled 28 points on 10 of 15 shooting.

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Boston will take the court with a mark of 3-4 for the year. They are turning it over 11.7 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.6 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Boston is grabbing 30.4 boards per game and is sitting with 114 dimes so far this season, which ranks 98th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Terriers are shooting 38.6% on shots from downtown (68 of 176) and 70.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.6 pts per game (283rd in the country) while shooting 47.8% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Terriers are forcing their opponents into 9.3 turnovers every game and they draw 14.1 fouls. They currently rank 332nd in college in giving up assists with 115 surrendered on the campaign. The Terriers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 49.6% (190 of 383) and they relinquish 30.6 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 40.6% on shots from downtown while they are 259th in the country in PPG from their opponents (77.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Northern Kentucky Norse walked away with a victory by a final of 93-83 when they faced Wofford. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Northern Kentucky permitted Wofford to snag 34 in total (12 offensive). They finished 41.2% from 3-point land by going 7 of 17 and ended up going 32 of 43 from the charity stripe (74.4%). The Norse permitted Wofford to bury 22 of their 54 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.7% in this contest. Overall, the Norse shot 31 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.7%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Northern Kentucky converted 5 out of 13 tries (38.5%). They were able to make 26 of them for a percentage of 76.5%. Wofford earned 26 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Norse to the charity stripe for a total of 34 tries. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Norse were able to snag 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the matchup.

Donovan Oday pitched in for the Norse for the contest. He buried 7 out of 11 in this contest giving him a rate of 63.6%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He accumulated 27 points in his 30 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Northern Kentucky has a win-loss mark of 5-2 this season. When it comes to offense, the Norse are connecting on 49.8% from the floor, which ranks 47th in D-1. Northern Kentucky has totaled 611 pts so far this year (87.3 per contest) and they pull down 36.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 16.7 times per contest (86th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. The Norse are committing 19.4 fouls every game while shooting 66.4% from the free throw line.

The Northern Kentucky defense surrenders 32.7% on 3-point shots (51 of 156) and opponents are connecting on 69.2% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 13.8 assists and 35.0 boards every game, which is 224th and 180th in D-1. The Norse on the defensive side of the court are 214th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 74.8. They have forced 17.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the floor (217th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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