Northern Kentucky vs Robert Morris Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/29/24

The Northern Kentucky Norse and the Robert Morris Colonials meet Sunday in college basketball action from UPMC Events Center. Here’s a Northern Kentucky vs Robert Morris prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Northern Kentucky vs Robert Morris pick. We will examine:

The Northern Kentucky Norse’s recent form and player performance

The Robert Morris Colonials’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Northern Kentucky Norse

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Robert Morris Colonials

Recent betting trends in games played between Northern Kentucky and Robert Morris

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Northern Kentucky vs Robert Morris game

Northern Kentucky Norse Betting Preview

The Norse stumbled to a 2-6 run this year, losing to Florida State, Purdue, Nicholls, Cincinnati, Charleston, and Akron. Since then it’s been wins over IUPUI, Cumberland KY, Norfolk State, Detroit, and South Carolina State.

In the matchup with South Carolina State, the Norse came out of halftime with a 34-33 deficit. Northern Kentucky hit a 25-13 run the rest of the way, however, winning 58-47 in the end. Trey Robinson led the team with 20 points with five rebounds.

Robert Morris Colonials Betting Preview

Over on the Robert Morris side, they beat Chatham, Stonehill, Lindenwood, New Orleans, Cornell, and Canisius before losses to Ohio, Youngstown State, and Fort Wayne. The Colonials have since beaten Towson and St. Francis PA.

Matched up against the Red Flash on December 21, the Colonials were up by three at halftime. Robert Morris hit 50 more points in a 90-77 win. Alvaro Folgueiras doubled up on 27 points with 16 boards in the victory.

Why the Robert Morris Colonials will win

• Robert Morris has won seven of its last eight home games.
• Northern Kentucky has lost three of its last four road games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Robert Morris has won the first half in nine of its last 12 day games at UPMC Events Center.

Why the Northern Kentucky Norse will win

• Robert Morris has lost each of its last nine games against Conference opponents.
• Northern Kentucky has won each of its last five games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Northern Kentucky has won the first half in each of its last three games against Robert Morris.

Northern Kentucky vs Robert Morris Prediction

I’ll lean toward Robert Morris. We should have a pretty fun matchup here regardless, though. The Colonials shot very well in their last matchup with St. Francis PA, hitting 53.4 percent from the field with a 35-25 rebounding edge. It was a sloppy game though, with Robert Morris accounting for 15 of the 34 total turnovers. In addition to that, the Colonials have been giving up a lot of points lately: 72 or more in four of the last five games.

As for Northern Kentucky, they slogged out a win versus SC State with just 37.5 percent shooting. The 37-33 rebounding edge and 16 points off 19 Bulldogs turnovers really helped, though. The Norse have scored 71 or more points in three of the last four games and held opponents below 65 points in four of the last five. Robert Morris is going to have to play quite well here in order to cover/win, but I think they’re capable.