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Game: Northern Kentucky Norse vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Location: Food City Center in Knoxville, TN

TV: SECN+

The Northern Kentucky Norse (1-0) are traveling to Food City Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Tennessee Volunteers (1-0).

The Northern Kentucky Norse took the court against UC Clermont and walked away with a win by a score of 126-69 in their last contest. Northern Kentucky walked away from the game with a 61.8% field goal percentage (47 of 76) and buried 12 out of their 28 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Norse converted 20 of 36 tries for a percentage of 55.6%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 54 with 21 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 26 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 22 turnovers and having 15 steals. In relation to defense, Northern Kentucky allowed the other team to shoot 32.9% from the field on 24 out of 73 shooting. UC Clermont doled out 13 dimes and had 12 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, UC Clermont collected 21 rebounds (8 offensive, 13 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UC Clermont ended up shooting 71.4% at the free throw line by burying 10 of 14 shots. They also converted 11 out of their 36 shots from 3-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Norse left the arena with 17 while UC Clermont totaled 22 personal fouls.

Kael Robinson is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up going 90.0% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 17 mins and totaled 2 rebounds. He ended up scoring 22 points on 9 of 10 shooting.

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Northern Kentucky comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 1-0 this season. They are averaging 126.0 points per outing (5th in college hoops) while shooting 61.8% from the field. The Norse are connecting on 42.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (12 of 28) and 55.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Northern Kentucky is pulling in 57.0 boards per contest and has racked up 26 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 81st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 18.0 times per game and as a team they commit 17.0 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Norse are forcing their opponents into 22.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.0 fouls. They are giving up 30.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 178th in the country in points per game allowed (69.0). The Norse defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 32.9% (24 of 73) and they relinquish 24.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 178th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 13 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Tennessee Volunteers took home the win by a final score of 76-61 when they faced Mercer. In relation to rebounding, Tennessee permitted Mercer to snag 25 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 20.7% from distance by shooting 6 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Volunteers permitted Mercer to convert 20 of 67 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 29.9% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Volunteers went 30 for 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.2%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Tennessee converted 7 of 17 attempts (41.2%). They were able to bury 9 of them for a percentage of 60.0%. Mercer was called for 20 fouls in this matchup which got the Volunteers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while earning 2 steals in this matchup. The Volunteers pulled down 35 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 in this contest.

Nate Ament pitched in for the Volunteers in this matchup. He converted 6 of 11 in the game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and had 9 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist in this contest.

Tennessee has a record of 1-0 this season. As an offense, the Volunteers are connecting on 49.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 125th in the nation. Tennessee has scored 76 pts for the campaign and they grab 54.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 19.0 times per contest (102nd in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 19.0 times per game. The Volunteers have committed 18.0 fouls every game and they shoot 60.0% from the charity stripe.

The Tennessee defense gives up 20.7% on shots from distance (6 of 29) and opponents are making 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 7.0 assists and 32.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 58th and 150th in the country. The Volunteers are ranked 109th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 61.0. They have forced 5.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 29.9% from the field (36th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northern Kentucky

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