Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs Northern Kentucky Picks and Prediction – 11/22/2023

Basketball fans, get ready for a riveting clash as the Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders go head-to-head with the Northern Kentucky Norse in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks. This should be an exciting non-conference matchup between two exciting mid-major teams.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi has had a challenging beginning to the year. The Islanders blew out the 2 non-D1 opponents on the schedule, and lost to 2 very good opponents in Houston and Texas Tech. This is a gritty Islanders team that plays sound fundamental basketball. The Islanders are team-oriented, with no real stars, but plenty of grinders up and down the roster. (Owen Dease 10 points 3.8 rebounds) is the leader on offense, but this is a deep team. Remarkably, 14 players have played 10+ minutes per game. This stat is a bit skewed by the 50 point blowout victories, but impressive nonetheless. The Islanders average 82.3 points per game despite the top scorer averaging only 10. The team dynamic of The Islanders will make them a good underdog this season.

After an NCAA Tournament appearance last season, and a competitive first round contest against Houston, Northern Kentucky has stumbled out of the gate a bit this year. The Norse beat DePaul, but have not mustered a win in their other 3 matchups. Norse star Marques Warrick (16 points PPG) returns for his senior season and picked up right where he left off last year. The rest of The Norse will need to pick things up, however, as their 68.8 points per game and 26.6% three point percentage will not get them to another Horizon League title.