The Morehead State Eagles will travel to Bank of Kentucky Center to take on the Northern Kentucky Norse. Action starts at 7:00 pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 21 and will air on ES3.
The Norse beat Tiffin 83-71 on Tuesday. Jalen Billups was the game’s high scorer with 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting. The Eagles are coming off a close 67-66 loss at the hands of Illinois State on Monday. Xavier Moon had a good shooting night, leading the team with 18 points.
Morehead State takes on Northern Kentucky as a four-point favorite. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is set at 148 points. The Norse are still winless Against The Spread (0-1 ATS), but have managed a 1-1 Straight Up (SU) record to start the season.
On the other side, the Eagles have started the season well ATS with a 1-0 record to go along with a 1-1 SU record. The Eagles have controlled the offensive glass with an average of 16.0 offensive rebounds per game, 32nd in the country. The Eagles are one of the top defensive teams in the nation, essentially shutting down opponents to the tune of 59.0 points allowed per game. Teams don’t seem to hit many three-pointers against the Eagles, who are 37th in the country in terms of three-point field goals allowed at 10 this season. When it comes to stealing the ball, the Eagles are one of the best in the nation with an average of 11.5 steals per game. One advantage for the Eagles could be Northern Kentucky’s high fouls per game average of 26.5.
These two will be facing off in their first head-to-head clash of the season. When they last met the Norse were winners, evening up the two teams’ head-to-head record (1-1).
Predictions: SU Winner – Mor, ATS Winner – NortKY, O/U – Over
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Morehead State’s last 10 games on the road.
The Morehead State Eagles have a defensive rating of 87.7 (ranked 55th), while the Northern Kentucky Norse have an offensive rating of 95.6 (ranked 284th).
Northern Kentucky averages 75.3 possessions per game, scoring .956 points on each possession. While Morehead State averages fewer possessions per game with 66.1, they score more points per possession with 1.157.
Northern Kentucky averages an effective field goal percentage of 49.5%. Morehead State has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-1).
The Morehead State Eagles rank 32nd in offensive rebounds. The Northern Kentucky Norse rank 327th in the nation in defensive rebounds.
Ranked eighth, Morehead State averages a forced turnover percentage of 28.7% this season. When the Northern Kentucky Norse suffer a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this, the team is winless with a 0-1 record.
