Northern Kentucky Norse vs Wright State Raiders Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Kentucky Norse vs Wright State Raiders

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Nutter Center in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Wright State Raiders (12-8) will try to beat the Northern Kentucky Norse (14-7) at Nutter Center on Saturday.

The Northern Kentucky Norse faced Robert Morris and took a loss by a final of 92-89 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Norse ended up with 20 while Robert Morris accumulated 26 fouls. They buried 11 out of their 28 shots from downtown. Robert Morris went 67.7% from the free throw line by converting 21 of 31 shots. On top of that, Robert Morris pulled down 41 boards (12 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Robert Morris dished out 16 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In reference to the defense, Northern Kentucky allowed the other team to shoot 46.2% from the floor on 30 out of 65 shooting. They also dished out 16 dimes in this game while creating 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected 32 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Norse made 27 of their 37 shots for a rate of 73.0%. Northern Kentucky ended having earned a 42.4% field goal percentage (28 of 66) and buried 6 of 26 3-pointers.

Donovan Oday is someone who came through for the matchup. He scored 38 points on 11 out of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 61.1% from the field and dished out 4 dimes.

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Northern Kentucky steps onto the hardwood with a record of 14-7 on the year. They have an average of 84.9 points per game (43rd in Division 1) while shooting 47.7% from the field. The Norse are shooting 34.9% from downtown (196 of 562) and 73.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Northern Kentucky is grabbing 35.9 rebounds per game and has earned 337 dimes so far this season, which is 41st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.2 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.6 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Norse are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 fouls. They relinquish 34.8% from 3-point land and they rank 232nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (75.7). The Norse defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.9% (562 of 1,253) and they concede 34.2 boards per contest as a group. They are 297th in college in giving up assists with 296 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Wright State Raiders took a loss by a score of 85-79 against Cleveland State. The Raiders recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. Cleveland State earned 20 fouls for the matchup which took the Raiders to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of those for a rate of 66.7%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Wright State converted 5 of 24 attempts (20.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Raiders ended up going 31 for 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.0%. The Raiders permitted Cleveland State to make 27 out of 53 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.9% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 47.8% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 23 and ended up shooting 20 of 22 at the charity stripe (90.9%). In the matter of rebounding, Wright State allowed Cleveland State to pull down 29 in total (4 on the offensive side).

Michael Cooper ended up being a major contributor for the Raiders in this matchup. He converted 6 out of 17 for the game for a field goal percentage of 35.3%, and had 6 rebounds. He accumulated 14 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Wright State has a mark of 12-8 so far this year. The Raiders commit 18.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 72.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.4 times per game (183rd in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest. Wright State has 1,605 pts for the season (80.3 per contest) and they pull down 35.1 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Raiders are connecting on 49.4% from the field, which is ranked 25th in the nation.

The Raiders are ranked 130th in college in PPG surrendered with 71.9. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (258th in D-1). The Wright State defense allows 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (128 of 389) and opponents are connecting on 70.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.6 dimes and 31.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is 50th and 54th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northern Kentucky

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