Free NCAA Hoops Pick: Norse vs. Flames CBB Odds
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2019-2020 NCAA Basketball
(10-6) Northern Kentucky Norse vs. UIC Flames (6-11)
Date: Friday January 10
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL.
CBB Moneyline Odds: OFF
CBB Betting Odds: NK -1
CBB Betting Total: 134
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Boring Friday night in college hoops. My picks went 6-0 on Tuesday so you should tail me on these beyond-mediocre matchups!
Northern Kentucky Norse
The Norse (absolutely wild team name) are 10-6 on the season, 4-4 on the road and 8-6 ATS.
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They’ve played three KenPom top-100 teams, and lost to all three of them. While they do tend to lose to teams that are better than them (uhhh ya think), they also manage to beat teams that are worse than them. This is a more important indicator than you’d think.
Their defense isn’t actually half bad, and they’re actually one of the best teams in the country at defending the deep ball. Opponents are shooting just 27% from three against the Norse, and that’s good for 11th in the nation.
They’ve got decent defensive statistics across both KenPom adjusted defense and Sports Reference defensive rating.
The Norse also have a guy named Dantez Walton, who’s scoring 18.4 points/game on 66.5 eFG% and has an offensive rating of 120. This kid might actually be kinda good.
UIC Flames
The Illinois-Chicago Flames have just lost three straight, which drops their record to 6-11 on the season. They’re also just 5-4 at home and 8-8 ATS.
They don’t do anything well. Right now, they have a net rating of -9. Minus Nine. They turn the ball over almost as much as anyone in the country (339th out of 353), they don’t particularly shoot well and they don’t particularly defend well.
Their best player, Senior guard Tarkus Ferguson, is averaging 14 points/game on terrible efficiency. Ferguson is shooting 37% from the field and 33% from three.
They have one good win this season: A home win against KenPom #114 UC Irvine, where they were 5-point underdogs. The rest have been against sub-200 KenPom teams.
CBB Betting Trends:
- Under is 8-1 in NKU’s last 9 road games.
- Under is 16-5 in UIC’s last 21 home games.
Free Northern Kentucky Norse vs. UIC Flames NCAAB Prediction:
This is an obvious pick. If it’s anywhere close to a pick’em, Northern Kentucky shouldn’t have an issue dealing with the Flames on either side of the ball.
Northern Kentucky actually has a decent defense, and the Flames have a legitimately awful offense. The Norse are still +8 in net rating and, as I said, they tend to beat teams that they are better than.
Another intriguing thing to point out is Northern Kentucky’s offense. They play at one of the slowest tempos in the nation, as they’re 305th in KenPom adjusted tempo.
It seems like Northern Kentucky should have zero issues defending the Flames offense, and I imagine they’ll probably have full control over the pace and tempo of this game. I could legitimately see the Flames just getting manhandled on the defensive side of the ball and only managing like 50 points here.
Therefore, with Northern Kentucky’s slow-ass team controlling the game Friday night, I think they win comfortably in a relatively low scoring battle. I’m going to take the Under too.
4* Free CBB Betting Pick: Northern Kentucky and the Under.
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