Cleveland State Vikings vs Northern Kentucky Norse Prediction, 12/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland State Vikings vs Northern Kentucky Norse

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location: Truist Arena in Highland Heights, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Northern Kentucky Norse (6-2) will go up against the Cleveland State Vikings (3-6) at Truist Arena on Wednesday.

The Cleveland State Vikings played Missouri and took a loss by a final of 86-59 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Vikings ended up with 15 while Missouri accumulated 16 fouls. They also knocked down 11 out of their 38 attempts from beyond the arc. Missouri finished the contest at 84.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 13 attempts. Additionally, Missouri snagged 41 rebounds (13 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Missouri recorded 16 dimes and had 12 steals for the contest. With regard to defense, Cleveland State allowed the other team to go 47.8% from the floor on 32 of 67 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 6 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 22 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Vikings converted 6 of their 11 tries for a rate of 54.5%. Cleveland State ended the game having earned a 36.8% field goal percentage (21 out of 57) and converted 11 out of their 29 three-point shots.

Dayan Nessah is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He notched 14 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes and snagged 9 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and recorded 2 dimes.

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Cleveland State will play this game with a win-loss mark of 3-6 on the season. They average 79.8 points per game (144th in college hoops) while hitting 44.9% from the floor. The Vikings are connecting on 35.8% on 3-pointers (87 of 243) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland State is pulling down 35.8 rebounds per game and has 140 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 42nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 15.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Vikings are forcing 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 357th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 152 conceded so far this year. The Vikings defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (268 of 584) and they relinquish 37.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 33.0% from 3-point land while they are 353rd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (86.4).

For their last game, the Northern Kentucky Norse went home victorious with a score of 74-65 when they played Boston. When it comes to how they rebounded, Northern Kentucky allowed Boston to grab 19 in total (5 on the offensive side). They finished 38.5% from three-point range by going 5 of 13 and finished the contest at 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). The Norse allowed Boston to convert 23 of their 41 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 56.1% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Norse shot 23 out of 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.3%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Northern Kentucky converted 8 of 29 attempts (27.6%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Boston was called for 23 personal fouls in this contest which took the Norse to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 10 steals for this game. The Norse corralled 14 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 27 for this contest.

Dan Gherezgher Jr. was important for the Norse for the game. He made 8 out of 20 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 23 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist in this game.

Northern Kentucky has a mark of 6-2 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Norse are connecting on 48.4% from the field, which is ranked 72nd in college hoops. Northern Kentucky has scored 685 pts for the year (85.6 per game) and they average 36.1 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.0 times per contest (115th in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.8 times per contest. The Norse are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 68.9% from the free throw line.

The Norse on the defensive side of the court are 212th in D-1 in points given up per game with 74.6. They have forced 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the field (248th in the nation). The Northern Kentucky defense surrenders 33.9% on shots from distance (63 of 186) and their opposition knocks down 71.1% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 13.3 dimes and 33.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 188th and 131st in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northern Kentucky

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