Who's Playing
Wright State Raiders @ N. Kentucky Norse
Current Records: Wright State 9-10, N. Kentucky 9-10
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET
- Where: Truist Arena -- Highland Heights, Kentucky
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $29.38
What to Know
Wright State and N. Kentucky are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. Both will face off in a Horizon League battle at 2:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Truist Arena. The Raiders are no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Wright State is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 120-113 to PFW on Wednesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Even though they lost, Wright State smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7.6 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 11.8.
Meanwhile, N. Kentucky's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight defeat. The match between them and Clev. State wasn't a total blowout, but with N. Kentucky falling 76-58 on the road it was darn close to turning into one. The over/under was set at 134 points, so nice work oddsmakers; you were right on the money.
Wright State now has a losing record at 9-10. As for N. Kentucky, they now also have a losing record at 9-10.
Wright State is hoping to beat the odds on Saturday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. Bettors picking them against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly), as the team is sitting on a four-game streak of failing to cover when playing as the underdogs on the road.
Wright State couldn't quite finish off N. Kentucky in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 and fell 99-97. Can Wright State avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Odds
N. Kentucky is a slight 1.5-point favorite against Wright State, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Norse as a 2-point favorite.
The over/under is 139.5 points.
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Series History
N. Kentucky and Wright State both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- Mar 07, 2024 - N. Kentucky 99 vs. Wright State 97
- Mar 02, 2024 - Wright State 94 vs. N. Kentucky 88
- Feb 04, 2024 - Wright State 85 vs. N. Kentucky 78
- Feb 10, 2023 - Wright State 83 vs. N. Kentucky 65
- Dec 29, 2022 - N. Kentucky 78 vs. Wright State 64
- Mar 08, 2022 - Wright State 72 vs. N. Kentucky 71
- Feb 13, 2022 - N. Kentucky 75 vs. Wright State 71
- Jan 25, 2022 - N. Kentucky 73 vs. Wright State 63
- Feb 20, 2021 - Wright State 77 vs. N. Kentucky 71
- Feb 19, 2021 - N. Kentucky 81 vs. Wright State 75