Cleveland State vs Northern Kentucky Prediction 12/3/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Cleveland State Vikings and the Northern Kentucky Norse meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Truist Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cleveland State Vikings vs. Northern Kentucky Norse prediction.

Cleveland State Vikings Recap

The Cleveland State Vikings come into this game looking to bounce back from their 86-59 loss to Missouri last time out to sit at 3-6 this season. After this game, Cleveland State will take on Detroit at home.

Vikings Drop 3 Of Last 4

Tre Beard leads the Vikings in scoring with 15.5 PPG along with 3.2 APG while Dayan Nessah has 15.3 PPG with 6.4 RPG and Josiah Harris has 10.1 PPG with a team-high 7.9 RPG and 3.1 APG to lead the Vikings in rebounding and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Cleveland State so far this season. Chevalier Emery has 9.8 PPG while Preist Ryan has 7.6 PPG with 3.8 RPG as well this season. As a team, Cleveland State is averaging 79.8 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field, 35.8% from three and 70.2% from the foul line this season. 

Northern Kentucky Norse Recap

The Northern Kentucky Norse come into this game looking to build on their 74-65 win over Boston U last time out to sit at 6-2 this season. After this game, Northern Kentucky will take on IPFW on the road.

Norse Win 5th In A Row

Dan Gherezgher has 18.1 PPG with 2.6 RPG to lead the Norse in scoring while Donovan Oday has 17.9 PPG with 3.9 RPG and 2 APG. Kael Robinson has 13.5 PPG with 4.1 RPG and LJ Wells has 11.5 PPG with 7.9 RPG to lead the Norse on the glass and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Northern Kentucky up to this point in the year. Ethan Elliott has 5.1 PPG with a team-high 4.2 APG while Tae Dozier has 7.3 PPG and 4 RPG as well this season. As a team, Northern Kentucky is averaging 85.6 PPG on 48.4% shooting from the field, 35.8% from three and 68.9% from the foul line so far this season.

Cleveland State Vikings @ Northern Kentucky Norse Betting Trends: December 3, 2025

Why the Northern Kentucky Norse will win

• Northern Kentucky has won each of its last eight home games.
• Cleveland State has lost each of its last six road games.
• Northern Kentucky has won the first half in each of its last four home games against Conference opponents.

Why the Cleveland State Vikings will win

• Cleveland State has won the first half in five of its last six games against Conference opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Ten of the last 11 night games between Cleveland State and Northern Kentucky have produced a total of 148 or fewer points.
• Thirty-one of Cleveland State’s last 35 games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 154 or fewer points.

Matchup/League Facts

• Northern Kentucky ranks T12th among Division 1 teams for steals per game this season (11.0).
• Northern Kentucky ranks T32nd among Division 1 teams for opponent turnovers per game this season (16.0).
• Cleveland State ranks 356th among Division 1 teams for opponent three-point field goal attempts per game this season (30.3).
• Cleveland State ranks 43rd among Division 1 teams for pace this season (74.1).

Cleveland State Vikings vs. Northern Kentucky Norse Prediction

I’m on the Norse here. I just think that Northern Kentucky at home is a team I’m buying, as they’ve looked good early on this year and I just don’t believe that Cleveland State has the horses to hang for a full 40 minutes in this matchup. Give me NKU in this one laying the wood.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Northern Kentucky -11.5