Oakland vs Northern Kentucky Picks and Prediction – 1/11/2025

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies take a road trip Saturday with a game in Kentucky against Northern Kentucky. Oakland has struggled immensely this season with just five wins through 17 games played having lost four of the last five following an 8 point loss last time out. Offensively Oakland scores just 64.9 points on 40.8% shooting from the floor. Defensively Oakland has been outmatched all year allowing 71.3 points per game overall and gave up 79 in their most recent loss. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Allen Mukeba leads the Oakland offense this season averaging 13.4 points per game. DQ Cole is third on the team averaging 10.2 points and Malcolm Christie averages 10.1 points per game. Jaylen Jones averages 6 points to go along with a team leading 3.4 assists. Big man Tuburu Naivalurua is second on the roster averaging12.4 points and pulls in a team high 7.8 rebounds per game.

The Northern Kentucky N return home Saturday with nine wins in 17 games played having won three of the last five following a nine point loss last time out. Offensively Northern Kentucky scores the ball well enough averaging 70.9 points on 42.8% shooting from the floor. Defensively Northern Kentucky is allowing just 69.8 points per game overall but gave up 72 in their loss last game.

Trey Robinson leads Northern Kentucky this season averaging 16.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Sam Vinson is second on the roster 11.7 points to go along with the team high 4.8 assists. Josh Dilling is the third player on the team in double digits averaging 11.6 points and Randall Pettis II averages 9.3 points in just under 25 minutes per game.

Northern Kentucky is a better team in this matchup and will get the win on Saturday. Look for the Norse to dominate this game on both sides of the ball against one of the worst teams in the conference. Take Northern Kentucky Saturday to get the win and cover at home as they pick up their 10th victory of the season. Final Score Prediction, Northern Kentucky Norse win and cover 76-63.