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Northern Kentucky Norse vs. Youngstown State Penguins
The Northern Kentucky Norse and the Youngstown State Penguins will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Beeghly Physical Education Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Penguins as -2.5-point favorites versus the Norse, while the game's total opened at 140.5.
In their last action, Youngstown State was a 86-80 loser at home against Vikings. They failed to cover the +4-point spread as underdogs.
Northern Kentucky was a 61-55 loser in its last match at home against Panthers. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites.
Northern Kentucky:
Team record: 5-8 SU,2-10 ATS
Youngstown State:
Team record: 9-7 SU,6-8 ATS
Youngstown State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Youngstown State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Northern Kentucky
Youngstown State is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Northern Kentucky
Next up:
Northern Kentucky at Robert Morris Saturday, January 15
Youngstown State home to Wright State Saturday, January 15