Oakland vs. Northern Kentucky Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 1

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (13-10, 9-3 Horizon League) host the Northern Kentucky Norse (14-9, 6-6 Horizon League) at Athletics Center O'rena, tipping off at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 1, 2026. The Norse are 5.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 166.5.

In its most recent matchup on Wednesday, Oakland earned a 74-65 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne. Michael Houge scored a team-high 15 points for Oakland in the win. Northern Kentucky's most recent game was a 90-77 loss to Detroit Mercy on Friday. Donovan Oday scored 33 points in Northern Kentucky's loss, leading the team.

Oakland vs. Northern Kentucky Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET
• Where: Athletics Center O'rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan
• Spread favorite: Oakland -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Oakland -248
• Moneyline underdog: Northern Kentucky +202
• Over/Under: 166.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Oakland vs. Northern Kentucky

• This season, Oakland's games have seen a combined score higher than this matchup's 166.5-point over/under 12 times.
• Seven of Northern Kentucky's games have finished with a combined score higher than 166.5 points this season.
• The total for the matchup of 166.5 is 1.7 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Golden Grizzlies (83.9 points per game) and the Norse (84.3 points per game).
• The 158.7 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 7.8 less than the 166.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Oakland's games is 0.8 fewer points than the over/under of 166.5 in this matchup.
• Northern Kentucky's games have an average over/under of 161.2 points this season, 5.3 points lower than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Oakland vs. Northern Kentucky

• Oakland has played 22 games, with 14 wins against the spread.
• The Golden Grizzlies are 3-1 ATS when favored by 5.5 points or more this season.
• Northern Kentucky has nine wins against the spread in 20 games this year.
• This year, the Norse are winless ATS when entering a game as an underdog of 5.5 points or more.
• Oakland is 3-3 against the spread, and 4-2 overall, at home this season.
• At home, as a 5.5-point favorite or more, Oakland has two wins ATS (2-1).
• On the road, Northern Kentucky is 3-7 against the spread, and 4-6 overall.
• Northern Kentucky is winless ATS (0-1) as 5.5-point underdogs or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Oakland vs. Northern Kentucky

• Oakland has entered the game as moneyline favorites 12 times this season and won nine, or 75%, of those games.
• The Golden Grizzlies have entered three games this season favored by -248 or more and are 2-1 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from Oakland, based on the moneyline, is 71.3%.
• Northern Kentucky has been a moneyline underdog in seven games this season and has come away with the win three times (42.9%) in those contests.
• The Norse have been listed as an underdog of +202 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• Northern Kentucky has an implied victory probability of 33.1% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Oakland vs. Northern Kentucky

• Pick ATS: Northern Kentucky (+ 5.5)
• Pick OU: Over (166.5)
  
• Prediction: Northern Kentucky 84 - Oakland 83