Northern Kentucky Norse vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies: Don Best Odds & Insights for 3/8/2021

The Northern Kentucky Norse (14-10) visit the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (11-17) as 2-point favorites after Marques Warrick racked up 20 points in the Norse 70-69 victory over Detroit Mercy. The game airs on ESPN2 at 9:30 PM ET on Monday, March 8, 2021. The matchup's over/under is 147.5.

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Northern Kentucky Leaders

• Trevon Faulkner leads the Norse in scoring, racking up 16.3 points per game.
• Northern Kentucky is led in rebounding by Adrian Nelson's 9.8 rebounds per game and assisting by Bryson Langdon's 3.9 assists per game .
• Warrick hits 2.2 three-pointers per game, the top mark for the Norse.
• Faulkner leads the team with 1.5 steals per game. Nelson collects 0.6 blocks a game to pace Northern Kentucky.

Oakland Leaders

• The Golden Grizzlies go-to guy, Jalen Moore, leads the team in both scoring (17.9 points per game) and assists (8.5 assists per game).
• The Golden Grizzlies leading rebounder is Daniel Oladapo with 8.9 per game. He also scores 13.0 points per game.
• Rashad Williams hits 3.3 three-pointers per game, the top mark for the Golden Grizzlies.
• The Golden Grizzlies leaders in steals and blocks are Moore (1.8 steals per game) and Trey Townsend (0.8 blocks per game).

Northern Kentucky vs Oakland: Last 4 Meetings

Northern Kentucky has taken three of its last four matchups with Oakland. Neither team holds an advantage against the spread in those head-to-head games, with the series tied at 1-1 ATS.

Points Insights

• The Norse average 71.9 points per game, 10.2 fewer points than the 82.1 the Golden Grizzlies allow.
• Northern Kentucky is 1-0 overall and 1-0 against the spread when scoring more than 82.1 points.
• Oakland is 8-17 overall and 10-14 against the spread when giving up more than 71.9 points.
• The Golden Grizzlies' 75.1 points per game are only 3.8 more points than the 71.3 the Norse allow to opponents.
• Oakland has put together an 11-10 overall record and a 12-0 ATS record in games it scores more than 71.3 points.
• Northern Kentucky is 1-3 against the spread and 1-4 overall when it gives up more than 75.1 points.
• The Norse have out-scored their opponents by just 14 points this season (0.6 points per game on average), and opponents of the Golden Grizzlies have out-scored them by 196 more points on the year (seven per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Norse and the Golden Grizzlies are evenly matched on the glass this season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (33 and 33.9 boards per game, respectively).
• The Golden Grizzlies are 6-4 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Norse are 4-5 when they lose the rebounding advantage
• The Norse and the Golden Grizzlies grab offensive rebounds at almost the same rate (11.2 and 11 offensive rebounds per game, respectively).
• The Norse are 7-2-1 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Golden Grizzlies are 8-7 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• Northern Kentucky fairs well on the boards with an average rebounding margin of +0.8 rebounds per game. It's a different perspective for Oakland, which averages a margin of -3.9.