Oakland vs. Northern Kentucky betting: College basketball preview for February 1

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The Northern Kentucky Norse (9-13, 4-7 Horizon League) are underdogs (+6.5) as they attempt to break a six-game losing streak when they visit the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (10-13, 7-5 Horizon League) at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Athletics Center O’rena. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The over/under in the matchup is set at 128.5.

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Oakland Cover -6.5 vs Northern Kentucky -108

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Oakland vs. Northern Kentucky betting lines

  • Oakland moneyline odds to win: -285
  • Northern Kentucky moneyline odds to win: +229
  • Spread: Oakland (-6.5)
  • Total: 128.5

Oakland statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In home games, Oakland has a better record against the spread (4-3-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (5-7-0).
  • The Golden Grizzlies have exceeded the over/under in a lower percentage of home games (28.6%) than road games (33.3%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Oakland has picked up the win in four of six games when playing at home, good for a .667 winning percentage. It has won one of two games on the road (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Golden Grizzlies have been putting up 68 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s a little higher than the 66.2 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Oakland’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (65.6) is 3.2 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.8).
  • During their past 10 outings, the Golden Grizzlies are making 0.1 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.1 compared to 7.2 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (28.3% compared to 28.4% season-long).

Oakland betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-11-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 8-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-13-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 4-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 4-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-10 (Home: 1-0; Away: 2-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.8 (320th in nation) 44.1 (221st) 32.1 (195th) 30.3 (133rd) 11.2 (338th) 10.6 (100th)

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Northern Kentucky statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Northern Kentucky has a better winning percentage at home (.333, 4-8-0 record) than away (.000, 0-9-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Norse’s games have finished above the over/under at home (25%, three of 12) compared to away (33.3%, three of nine).
  • The Norse’s winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-2) and on the road (0-7).

Recent trends

  • The Norse are averaging 65.6 points per contest in their past 10 games, which is 2.7 fewer points than their average for the season (68.3).
  • Northern Kentucky is ceding 71.3 points per contest over its past 10 games, compared to its season average of 70.7 points allowed.
  • In their past 10 games, the Norse are sinking 7.2 treys per game, 0.1 fewer threes than their season average (7.3). They also have a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (30.8%) compared to their season average (31.1%).

Northern Kentucky betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-17-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 0-9-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 0-5-0 (As Favorite: 4-8-0; As Underdog: 0-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-14-1 (Home: 3-9-0; Away: 3-5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-4 (Home: 6-3; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-9 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.7 (323rd in nation) 44.3 (233rd) 31.4 (242nd) 32.3 (247th) 13.6 (189th) 12.5 (281st)
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