Northern Kentucky vs Houston Odds
| Northern Kentucky Odds | +19 |
| Houston Odds | -19 |
| Over/Under | 121.5 |
| Date | Thursday, March 16 |
| Time | 9:20 p.m. ET |
| How to Watch | TNT |
| Odds via DraftKings as of Wednesday night. | |
Houston is one of the favorites to win the NCAA Tournament and opens it title campaign on Thursday night with a battle against the Horizon League champion, Northern Kentucky.
The Norse have a bit of a history in the tournament and went on an impressive conference tournament run to reach this point. Houston, on the other hand, enters March Madness on a rare loss, as the Cougars were upset in the AAC tournament by Memphis.
Injury concerns are also present for star Marcus Sasser, who is a game-time decision for this 1 vs 16 contest.
Read on to see how the Action Network’s college basketball PRO Report is projecting value on the game.
Northern Kentucky vs Houston PRO Report Pick
Odds and betting data updated as of 11:45 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
While it seems like the entire betting world is backing Houston to rout the Norse — 84% of the spread tickets and 80% of the money is on the Cougars — sharps are actually taking the other side.
Sharps have hammered Northern Kentucky to keep things relatively close, and the line has actually moved from 21 to 19.
That number represents the best line available on the market at the time of writing, as some books actually have the spread at 18 or 18.5
PRO Pick: Northern Kentucky +19 (-110 via DraftKings)
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