Northern Kentucky at Detroit

Northern Kentucky heads out on the road playing well, on a 3-2 straight-up run, even winning as a +13 dog at Oakland, 90-73. Northern Kentucky has a nice frontcourt punch in 6-6 senior Jalen Billups, plus guards senior Tyler White and Lavone Holland, with the team third in Horizon League in assists (14.4 assists per game). Murray has had the hot hand from long range, shooting 44.9% (44-of-98) from behind the arc this year. They are a big dog to a Detroit team with a losing record while dropping five in a row. Detroit limps home from a three-game road trip with a struggling defense, allowing 92, 86, 77, 83 and 115 points the last five contests, making this a great spot for the big dog to pull a surprise. Take Northern Kentucky to win this one straight-up.