IU Indianapolis vs Northern Kentucky Picks and Predictions for Thursday, January 1, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Published 01/01/2026, 12:50 AM ET

IU Indianapolis vs Northern Kentucky Information

The IU Indianapolis Jaguars will be on the road Thursday, playing in Kentucky at 2:00 PM against Northern Kentucky. The Jaguars are coming into this matchup with four wins through 11 games played, having lost four of the last five, including two in a row. Kentucky returns home Thursday with ten wins and five losses on the year after winning three of the last five following a 2-point road victory last time out. Stay in the news with our College Basketball Picks.

IU Indianapolis Preview

The IU Indianapolis offense has been fantastic this season, averaging 88.1 points on 45% shoot from the floor. Defensively, the Jaguars have been terrible, allowing 92.3 points per game this season and 95 points per game on average over their last two losses. Kyler D’Augustino leads the IU Indianapolis offense this season, averaging 16.9 points per game. Matt Compas averages 11.5 points, and Maguire Mitchell averages 10.2 points per game. Finley Woodward averages 8.5 points and leads the team, averaging 5.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.

Northern Kentucky Preview

Northern Kentucky's offense has carried the team this season, averaging 83.9 points on 48% from the field. Defensively, Northern Kentucky is allowing 75.3 points per game this season, but has given up an average of 83.5 points per game over its last two losses. Dan Gherezgher leads the Northern Kentucky offense this season, averaging 16.5 points per game. LJ Wells averages 12.9 points and leads the team, pulling in eight rebounds per contest. Ethan Elliott averages 4.8 points and leads the way, dishing out 4.3 assists.

IU Indianapolis vs Northern Kentucky Prediction

Northern Kentucky is the better team in this matchup, and it will show from early on Thursday. Northern Kentucky has an elite defense, and its home fans are behind it. Take the Norse to do the job on Wednesday, leading to the win and cover at home. Final Score Prediction, Northern Kentucky Norse win and cover 87-73. Betting on sports and on IU Indianapolis is easy, but even easier if you use the best sportsbooks. Make sure you know about how the fans are looking on prediction markets for Northern Kentucky with the Novig promo code. Make sure when you place your bet on Northern Kentucky vs IU Indianapolis you are using the BetMGM bonus code

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