Northern Kentucky vs Detroit Mercy Prediction 1/30/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Northern Kentucky Norse and the Detroit Titans meet Friday in college basketball action from the Calihan Hall. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Northern Kentucky Norse vs. Detroit Titans prediction.

Northern Kentucky Norse Recap

The Northern Kentucky Norse come into this game looking to bounce back from their 88-80 loss at the hands of Wright State last time out to sit at 14-8 this season. After this game, Northern Kentucky will head on the road for a game against Oakland.

Norse Drop Back-To-Back Games

Donovan Oday leads the Norse in scoring with 17.9 PPG along with 3.8 RPG while Dan Gherezgher has 16.4 PPG with 3.2 RPG and 2.4 APG. Kael Robinson has 14.4 PPG with 4.2 RPG and LJ Wells has 14.1 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 a team-high 4.5 APG while Tae Dozier has 8 PPG and 4.5 RPG as well this season. As a team, Northern Kentucky is averaging 84.6 PPG on 48% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three and 73.2% from the foul line so far this season.

Detroit Titans Recap

The Detroit Titans come into this game looking to bounce back from a 95-87 loss to Oakland last time out to sit at 8-12 this season. After this game, Detroit will head on the road for a game against Milwaukee.

Titans Drop 5 Of Last 7

TJ Nadeau leads the Titans in scoring with 13.7 PPG along with 3.6 RPG while Orlando Lovejoy has 12.8 PPG with 3.6 RPG and a team-high 4 APG and 2 SPG this season. Ayden Carter has 12.2 PPG with 4.3 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Detroit so far this season. Tyler Spratt has 9.1 PPG with 3.4 RPG and Legend Geeter has 7.7 PPG with 5.6 RPG to lead the Titans in rebounding this season. As a team, Detroit is averaging 77.5 PPG on 43% shooting from the field, 32.1% from three and 75.9% from the foul line this season.

Northern Kentucky Norse @ Detroit Mercy Titans Betting Trends: January 30, 2026

Why the Detroit Mercy Titans will win

• The home team has won each of the last five games between Northern Kentucky and Detroit Mercy.
• Northern Kentucky has lost three of its last four games.
• The home team has won the first half in each of the last five games between Northern Kentucky and Detroit Mercy.

Why the Northern Kentucky Norse will win

• Detroit Mercy has lost each of its last seven night games following a home loss.
• Northern Kentucky has won each of its last six games against Detroit Mercy following a road loss.
• Northern Kentucky has won the first half in eight of its last nine games against Detroit Mercy.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Northern Kentucky’s last nine road night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 156 or fewer points.
• Seven of Detroit Mercy’s last eight home games against Northern Kentucky have produced a total of 157 or fewer points.

Matchup/League Facts

• Detroit Mercy ranks 30th among Division 1 teams for field goal attempts per game this season (63.4).
• Northern Kentucky ranks T17th among Division 1 teams for opponent blocks per game this season (2.4).
• Northern Kentucky ranks 28th among Division 1 teams for steals per game this season (9.1).

Northern Kentucky Norse vs. Detroit Titans Prediction

I’m on the Norse here. I just have no faith in the Titans right now, and while neither one of these teams are in great form, I still think that NKU is the more consistent team here and I think that the Titans are hard to trust when they’re not catching a boatload of points. Not one I’m rushing to bet, but I’ll side with Northern Kentucky here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Northern Kentucky -5.5