Charleston Cougars vs Northern Kentucky Norse Prediction, 12/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Cougars vs Northern Kentucky Norse

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Location: Truist Arena in Highland Heights, KY

TV: ESPN+

Truist Arena is where the Northern Kentucky Norse (9-4) will take on the Charleston Cougars (6-6) on Sunday.

The Charleston Cougars faced The Citadel and notched a win by a score of 82-78 in their last game. Charleston wrapped up the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (22 out of 44) and knocked down 7 of their 24 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Cougars made 31 of 41 tries for a rate of 75.6%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 14 assists in this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to the defense, Charleston allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the floor on 29 out of 68 shooting. The Citadel doled out 16 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. Moreover, The Citadel grabbed 33 boards (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. The Citadel finished 60.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of 10 attempts. They also made 14 of their 37 shots from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Cougars walked away with 16 while The Citadel finished the game with 28 personal fouls.

Jlynn Counter is someone who was a factor for the game. He racked up 22 points on 6 out of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins and also snagged 7 rebounds. He ended up shooting 85.7% from the field and also distributed 6 assists.

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Charleston heads into this game with a record of 6-6 for the year. They have an average of 74.6 points per outing (251st in D-1) while connecting on 42.3% from the floor. The Cougars are shooting 27.2% on shots from 3-point land (79 of 290) and 72.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Charleston is pulling down 37.8 boards per game and has accounted for 142 assists for the year, which is 305th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 9.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.4 fouls per game.

On defense, the Cougars are forcing 10.4 turnovers per game and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They surrender 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 221st in D-1 in points per game allowed (74.5). The Cougars defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (325 of 743) and they relinquish 37.1 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 292nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 175 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Northern Kentucky Norse took a loss by a score of 82-77 when they faced Oakland. The Norse were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 35 for this game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. Oakland had 16 fouls for this contest which got the Norse to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.0%. Regarding 3-pointers, Northern Kentucky buried 6 out of their 26 tries (23.1%). When the game finished, the Norse finished 31 out of 70 from the floor which had them shooting 44.3%. The Norse permitted Oakland to knock down 28 of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.9% for this contest. They finished shooting 33.3% from three-point range by hitting 6 out of 18 and ended up going 20 out of 29 from the free throw line (69.0%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Northern Kentucky permitted Oakland to collect 35 in all (10 offensive).

Kael Robinson ended up being a factor for the Norse for the game. He accumulated 22 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this game. He buried 10 of 16 in the game for a rate of 62.5%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Northern Kentucky has a win-loss mark of 9-4 on the campaign. As an offense, the Norse are connecting on 48.0% from the field, which ranks them 71st in college. Northern Kentucky has totaled 1,106 points on the year (85.1 per contest) and they average 36.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 16.3 times per contest (91st in college) and they turn it over 12.9 times per game. The Norse are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls per game and they shoot 72.1% from the charity stripe.

The Norse are ranked 215th in college in PPG allowed with 74.4. They are able to force 16.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (229th in college hoops). The Northern Kentucky defense concedes 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (105 of 298) and their opponents are connecting on 71.5% of their free throw shots. They surrender 13.8 assists and 33.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 212th and 122nd in D-1.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charleston

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