Northern Kentucky vs. Milwaukee Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 7
07 February 2026

The Northern Kentucky Norse (14-11, 6-8 Horizon League) are strongly favored, by 7.5 points, versus the Milwaukee Panthers (9-16, 5-9 Horizon League) on February 7, 2026 at Truist Arena. The Panthers are struggling right now, having lost three in a row and going 2-8 in their past 10 games. The matchup has an over/under set at 156.5 points.
Northern Kentucky heads into this contest after an 87-84 loss to Green Bay in overtime on Wednesday. In Northern Kentucky's loss, Donovan Oday led the way with a team-high 28 points (adding eight rebounds and five assists). Milwaukee is coming off of a 76-63 loss to Detroit Mercy in its most recent outing on Wednesday. Aaron Franklin scored a team-high 10 points for Milwaukee in the loss.
Northern Kentucky vs. Milwaukee Odds and Game Time
- When: Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET
- Where: Truist Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky
- Spread favorite: Northern Kentucky -7.5
- Moneyline favorite: Northern Kentucky -308
- Moneyline underdog: Milwaukee +243
- Over/Under: 156.5 points
How to watch Northern Kentucky vs. Milwaukee
- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Northern Kentucky vs. Milwaukee
- Northern Kentucky and its opponents have combined to go over Saturday's total of 156.5 points 11 times this season.
- This season, 10 of Milwaukee's games have ended with a combined score higher than 156.5 points.
- Together, the two teams combine for 160.1 points per game, 3.6 points more than the over/under of 156.5 for this game.
- This matchup's over/under is 0.7 less than the 157.2 points these two teams combine to allow per game.
- On average, Northern Kentucky has had a 160.8-point over/under in its games this season, 4.3 more points than the over/under in this contest.
- Milwaukee's games have an average over/under of 156.6 points this season, 0.1 more points than the over/under for this game.
Betting the Spread: Northern Kentucky vs. Milwaukee
- Against the spread, Northern Kentucky is 9-13-0 this season.
- The Norse have covered the spread twice this season when favored by 7.5 points or more (in four chances).
- Milwaukee has eight wins against the spread in 24 games this season.
- The Panthers have covered the spread twice this season when underdogs by 7.5 points or more (in five chances).
- At home this season, Northern Kentucky is 6-5 against the spread and 7-4 overall.
- At home, as a 7.5-point favorite or greater, Northern Kentucky has two wins ATS (2-2).
- In away games, Milwaukee is 2-10 overall and 4-8 against the spread.
Betting the Moneyline: Northern Kentucky vs. Milwaukee
- Northern Kentucky has been the moneyline favorite in 14 games this season and won eight (57.1%) of those contests.
- This season, the Norse have won three of their four games when favored by at least -308 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 75.5% chance of a victory for Northern Kentucky.
- Milwaukee has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 12 games this year and has walked away with the win two times (16.7%) in those games.
- This season, the Panthers have been a moneyline underdog of -308 or more five times, losing every contest.
- Milwaukee has an implied victory probability of 29.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
