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Northern Colorado vs Northern Arizona Pick & Preview: Saturday, January 28th Betting Odds

Bears vs Lumberjacks Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Northern Colorado Bears at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
  • Where: Flagstaff at J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome
  • Date: Saturday, January 28th
  • Betting Odds: Northern Colorado +1.5, NCOL +105 | NARZ -127 O/U 150.5

Bears Preview:

Through 20 games, the Northern Colorado Bears have an overall record of 7-13. On the road, the Bears will be playing their 10th game of the season, having gone 3-7. So far, the Bears have been the underdog 10 times, going 2-8 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +1.5 underdogs on the spread.

Northern Colorado will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Dalton Knecht who is averaging 20.45 points per game for the Bears. Knecht is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Bears’ offensive game plan is the play of Daylen Kountz who has hit 40.7% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 16.5 points per game.

Through 20 games, Northern Colorado has been playing well on offense, averaging 78.2 points per game. Even though the team has been methodical with their pace, the Bears’ shooters have been hot from outside, hitting 38.2% of their shots per game. This strong shooting percentage has equated to an average of 10.23 made 3’s per contest.

Lumberjacks Preview:

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks head into today’s game in what will be their 22nd game of the season, posting a record of 5-16. Currently, the Lumberjacks have been the home team 9 times, sitting with a record of 4-5. The Lumberjacks’ are sitting with a betting line that is -1.5 points in their favor. For the season, Northern Arizona has been favored to win in 3 games, sitting with a mark of 0-3.

Northern Arizona will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Jalen Cone who is averaging 18.05 points per game for the Lumberjacks. Cone is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Lumberjacks’ offensive game plan is the play of Xavier Fuller who has hit 41.0% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 11.9 points per game.

Coming into today’s game, Northern Arizona will be looking from some improved play from their offense. Currently, the Lumberjacks are ranked 311th at 67.5 points per game. A major reason for their low scoring mumbers is the fact that they tend to work the clock on offense. This year, they are the 405th ranked team in terms of pace. When looking at their 3-point shooting numbers, Northern Arizona is close to the NCAA average at 35.6%.

Free Spread Prediction: Northern Arizona Lumberjacks -1.5

Heading into this matchup, with the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks sitting as -1.5 point favorites, we like them to pick up the win and cover the spread. Both team’s will be coming into the game looking to get up shots from outside, as Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado are averaging 8.66 and 10.23 made 3’s per game, respectively. One trend that we feel strongly about is the fact that Northern Arizona has historically performed well against the spread at home, going 6-4 ATS (last 10). Before tonight’s matchup, we recommend getting a wager down on the Lumberjacks to cover at -1.5.