Green Bay Phoenix At Northern Kentucky Norse: College Basketball Preview And – December 30, 2021

Written By Staff on December 30, 2021

The Green Bay Phoenix (2-9, 1-1 Horizon) will try to stop a six-game road losing skid at the Northern Kentucky Norse (4-7, 0-2 Horizon) on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at 7:00 PM ET.

Northern Kentucky fell to Indiana 79-61 on the road last time out, led by Trevon Faulkner (22 PTS, 50.0 FG%, 4-10 from 3PT) and David Bohm (8 PTS, 7 REB, 37.5 FG%, 2-4 from 3PT). In its previous game, Green Bay lost to Minnesota, 72-56. Kamari McGee (14 PTS, 50.0 FG%) and Donovan Ivory (11 PTS, 50.0 FG%) were its top performers.

Faulkner (21 points) led the Norse over Josh Jefferson (26 points) and the Phoenix 71-66 in their last matchup on February 13, 2021.

Matchup at a glance

  • Game Day: Thursday, December 30, 2021
  • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Location: Highland Heights, Kentucky
  • Arena: BB&T Arena at Northern Kentucky
  • Spread: Northern Kentucky -7.5
  • Total: 128.5
  • Moneyline: Northern Kentucky, Green Bay

Green Bay player stats

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Emmanuel Ansong 11 12.2 5.5 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.5
Donovan Ivory 11 10.6 4.2 1.6 0.6 1.1 1.3
Kamari McGee 11 8.7 1.9 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.6
Japannah Kellogg 11 6.8 4.6 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.0
Cade Meyer 11 5.3 2.5 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.2

Northern Kentucky player stats

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Trevon Faulkner 10 13.1 3.1 2.1 1.2 0.2 2.5
Marques Warrick 11 12.3 2.3 1.7 1.4 0.2 1.7
Sam Vinson 11 9.5 3.7 3.7 2.5 0.5 1.4
Hubertas Pivorius 10 8.5 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.0 2.3
Adrian Nelson 11 6.9 8.3 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.0

Green Bay stats

  • The Phoenix scored 8.8 fewer points per game (60.6) than the Norse concede (69.4).
  • Green Bay is 2-1 when scoring more than 69.4 points.
  • Northern Kentucky is -0.6 in terms of rebounds per game, and Green Bay is -0.5.
  • The Norse collect 13 offensive rebounds per game, 3.6 more than the Phoenix.
  • The Phoenix’s 41.0 shooting percentage from the field is the same as the Norse have conceded.
  • Green Bay is 2-2 when shooting better than 45.3% from the field.

Betting on Green Bay

  • The implied probability of a win by the Phoenix-based on the moneyline is 0.0%.
  • Green Bay has nine wins against the spread in 11 games this year.
  • The Phoenix have an ATS record of 6-0 in their six games when underdogs by 7.5 points or more this year.
  • In 2020, Phoenix games averaged 131.4 points, 2.9 more than this contest’s set over/under.
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