Northern Kentucky Norse vs Green Bay Phoenix Prediction, 1/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Kentucky Norse vs Green Bay Phoenix

Date: Sunday, January 11, 2026

Location: Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, WI

TV: ESPN+

The Green Bay Phoenix (8-8) will go up against the Northern Kentucky Norse (12-5) at Resch Center on Sunday.

The Northern Kentucky Norse faced off with Youngstown State and notched a win by a score of 94-79 in their last contest. Northern Kentucky wrapped up the game with a 51.7% field goal percentage (30 out of 58) and buried 9 of their 20 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Norse made 25 of their 32 attempts for a rate of 78.1%. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 37 with 6 of them being offensive. They also dished out 19 assists in this contest while creating 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Regarding defense, Northern Kentucky allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the field on 28 out of 70 shooting. Youngstown State doled out 13 assists and had 7 steals in this game. Additionally, Youngstown State collected 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Youngstown State walked away from this one shooting 56.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 23 attempts. They also knocked down 10 out of their 34 attempts from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Norse ended up finishing with 19 and Youngstown State recorded 24 fouls.

Dan Gherezgher Jr. is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 26 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins played and also totaled 5 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the floor and recorded 5 dimes.

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Northern Kentucky will enter this matchup with a mark of 12-5 for the year. They are turning it over 13.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.8 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Northern Kentucky is grabbing 35.8 rebounds per game and has 267 dimes on the season, which is 45th in the country in terms of passing. The Norse are shooting 35.0% from downtown (157 of 448) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.4 points per game (64th in the country) while hitting 48.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Norse are forcing 15.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 308th in the country in giving up assists with 241 relinquished for the year. The Norse are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.6% (447 of 1,002) and they concede 33.6 boards per game as a team. They give up 34.7% from 3-point land and they rank 236th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (75.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Green Bay Phoenix went home victorious with a score of 79-76 when they faced Milwaukee. The Phoenix snagged 20 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards for a total of 23 in the game. They turned it over 7 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. Milwaukee had 23 personal fouls in this contest which took the Phoenix to the charity stripe for a total of 29 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 69.0%. In terms of shots from distance, Green Bay made 3 of 9 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Phoenix went 28 out of 45 from the floor which had them shooting 62.2%. The Phoenix allowed Milwaukee to make 27 of 54 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for this game. They finished 45.5% from 3-point land by going 10 out of 22 and finished the game at 12 out of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). In regard to team rebounding, Green Bay allowed Milwaukee to pull down 24 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Justin Allen was important for the Phoenix in the matchup. He made 9 of 15 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 21 points in his 36 mins on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Green Bay has a record of 8-8 this year. The Phoenix are responsible for committing 17.8 fouls per contest and they hit 71.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 12.6 times per game (302nd in college) and they are giving up possession 10.8 times per contest. Green Bay has accounted for 1,175 pts on the campaign (73.4 per contest) and they collect 31.6 boards per contest. As an offense, the Phoenix are shooting 47.4% from the field, which is 86th in the nation.

The Green Bay defense gives up 35.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (140 of 397) and opponents are connecting on 70.4% of their foul shots. They surrender 14.9 dimes and 32.3 total boards per game, ranking them 278th and 73rd in the nation. The Phoenix defensively are ranked 239th in college hoops in points given up per game with 75.4. They are able to force 9.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (306th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northern Kentucky

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