Northern Kentucky vs Wright State Prediction 1/24/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Northern Kentucky Norse and the Wright State Raiders meet Saturday in college basketball action from Nutter Center in Fairborn. Here’s a Northern Kentucky vs Wright State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Northern Kentucky vs Wright State pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Northern Kentucky Norse Betting Preview

The Norse lost two of their first three games this year, but then quickly found their footing on a six-game win streak. Northern Kentucky would go just 2-3 in the next five with losses to Fort Wayne, Oakland and Charleston, but then came another win streak over the next four outings. The Norse are just 1-2 since then, taking losses to Green Bay and Robert Morris in that time for a 14-7 record so far.

In the Robert Morris game last weekend the Norse went into the locker room with a 41-34 deficit. Northern Kentucky fought back on a 47-40 run in the second to force overtime, though. After the extra period the Norse ended up with a tough 92-89 loss at home. Donovan Oday led the team on 38 points with four rebounds and four assists while LJ Wells added 18 points with eight rebounds.

Wright State Raiders Betting Preview

Over on the Wright State side, they managed to power out a 4-3 run over their first seven games. The Raiders then took losses to Butler, Youngstown State, Marshall and Miami-OH in the next five before wins over Eastern Michigan, Oakland, Milwaukee, IUPUI, Detroit, Oakland and Youngstown State. After a loss to Cleveland State, the Raiders have a 12-8 run through 20 games this year.
In the Cleveland State matchup back on Wednesday the Raiders were entering the second half looking up at a 40-33 deficit on the scoreboard. Wright State didn’t get much better from there on a 46-45 advantage and eventually took the loss at home 85-79. Michael Cooper topped the scorers in the losing effort with his 14 points, six rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes of work.

Northern Kentucky Norse @ Wright State Raiders Betting Trends: January 24, 2026

Why the Wright State Raiders will win

• Wright State has won seven of its last eight games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Northern Kentucky has lost the first half in four of its last five night games at Nutter Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Northern Kentucky Norse will win

• Northern Kentucky has won five of its last six road night games against the Horizon League.

Northern Kentucky vs Wright State Prediction

I’ll stick with Wright State. The Raiders need a livelier performance here than they got on Wednesday versus Cleveland State, though. Wright State shot well from the field (47 percent) and had a 33-29 rebounding edge with just seven turnovers and 50 points in the paint. The Raiders gave up 50.9 percent from the field and 47.8 percent (11-of-23) from 3-point range on defense though, going just 5-of-24 (20.8 percent) from outside themselves. Wright State is still 7-1 in their last eight games though, scoring 70 or more points in all of them.

As for NKY, they couldn’t keep pace with Robert Morris in an OT finish during their latest loss. The Norse didn’t shoot great from 3-point range (6-of-26 for 23.1 percent) and had 14 turnovers along the way. Northern Kentucky is just 1-2 in their last three games but they’ve scored 74 or more points in 19 of their 21 games so far.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Wright State Raiders -3.5