Cleveland State at NKU 1/18/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Cleveland State Vikings visit BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky on Saturday to play the  Northern Kentucky Norse. The Cleveland State Vikings dropped to 7-12 overall and 3-3 in the Horizon League following a 75-62 loss to Wright State on Thursday night.The visiting Vikings fell behind by seven points at the half and could not tie or take the lead during the second half. Torrey Patton led the Vikings with 21 points while Craig Beaudion chipped in with 14.

Algevon Eichelberger is the leading scorer and leading rebounder for Cleveland State with averages of 13.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, Craig Beaudion is the assists leader with an average of 3.5 per game. Cleveland State has just two players averaging double-figures in scoring. 

Northern Kentucky improved to 13-6 overall and 5-2 in the Horizon League following its 88-63 victory over Youngstown State on Thursday. Tyler Sharpe  was the leading scorer for the Norse with 33 points scoring nine of his three-point attempts. With the victory Northern Kentucky won its fourth straight and is just one game behind first-place Wright State in the Horizon League.

Dantez Walton is the leading scorer and rebounder for Northern Kentucky with averages of 18.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Jaylon Tate is the team leader in assists with an average of 4.3 per game. Northern Kentucky has three players averaging double-figures in scoring.