Central Michigan beat Northern Kentucky 68-57 on the road in Highland Heights.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, native Phat Phat Brooks led Central Michigan with 27 points. Willie Foster had 21 points for Northern Kentucky. Bartlett, Illinois, native Conrad Luczynski led all players with 12 rebounds for Central Michigan.
Central Michigan covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 11.1 points.
Central Michigan plays a 22-game MAC schedule in 2026-27, a double round robin that sends each of its 11 league opponents to Mount Pleasant once.
Before the game
Our preview, as it ran before tip ·
Central Michigan vs. Northern Kentucky prediction
Central Michigan (3-0) visits Northern Kentucky at Truist Arena in Highland Heights Saturday at 3:30 PM ET on ESPN+.
Our model calls it a toss-up. The betting market has Northern Kentucky favored by 3 with a total of 163. The model leans Central Michigan +3.0 and Over 163.
Players to watch: Keenan Garner of Central Michigan, 10 points a game; Conrad Luczynski of Central Michigan, 10 points a game; Brock Mendoza of Central Michigan, 6.3 points a game.
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Open (first seen)
-3.0
161.0
our snapshots
Latest
+4.5
125.5
1525.0
-10833.5
our snapshots (7 books)
Close
-3.5
161.5
-162
136
DraftKings via ESPN
Margin -11 (home)ATS CMU coveredTotal 125 → under
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
CMU
3
316
1
same
NKU
non-MAC team, not tracked
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
