The No. 8 seed Northern Colorado Bears (10-10) are favorites in the Big Sky Tournament against the No. 9 seed Sacramento State Hornets (8-11) on Wednesday at CenturyLink Arena. The game starts at 11:00 AM ET, with both teams hoping to move one step closer to an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of March 10, 2021, 2:16 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Northern Colorado Betting Information
- Northern Colorado’s against the spread record this season is an even 8-8.
- When favored by at least 2.5 points, the Bears are 3-5 against the spread in 2020-21.
- The Bears and their opponents have gone over the set total in only 6 of 16 games this season (37.5%).
- In their last game, the Bears got a team-high 15 points from Kur Jockuch in a 60-59 loss to Weber State on Thursday. They covered the spread as 10-point underdogs, and the teams combined to score 119 points to go under the 146 point total.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Northern Colorado Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodie Hume | 19 | 14.6 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Daylen Kountz | 19 | 14.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Matt Johnson | 19 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Kur Jockuch | 19 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Tre’Shon Smoots | 16 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Sacramento State Betting Information
- Sacramento State has routinely covered the spread this season with a record ATS of 9-7.
- For the second time this season, the Hornets are at least a 2.5-point underdog, where they have a record of 1-0 against the spread.
- 43.8% of Sacramento State’s 16 games this season have fell below the over/under.
- Their last time out, the Hornets saw Ethan Esposito put up a team-high 32 points to lead them to a 74-73 victory against Montana State on Saturday. They covered the spread as 3.5-point underdogs, and the teams scored 147 total points to top the 135-point over/under.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Sacramento State Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Esposito | 19 | 18.3 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Bryce Fowler | 19 | 13.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Christian Terrell | 15 | 11.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| William FitzPatrick | 17 | 10.2 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Zach Chappell | 12 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Total Facts
- In Northern Colorado’s matchups this season, the Bears and their opponents have gone over Wednesday’s point total of 133.5 points 10 times (50% of opportunities).
- In Sacramento State’s games this year, the competing teams combined for a higher point total than Wednesday’s matchup over/under in 14 out of 19 matchups (73.7%).
- The Bears average 68.9 points per game against the Hornets’ 71.6, amounting to 7.0 points over the contest’s point total of 133.5.
- These two teams surrender a combined 138.4 points per game, 4.9 more than this contest’s over/under.
- The Bears have seen a 136.2 average over/under in their games this season, 2.7 points more than the over/under in this contest.
- Hornets games have a total points bet of 142.7 points this season, 9.2 points more than the over/under for this game.
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2020 | Northern Colorado | Sacramento State | -3.5 | 121 | -169 | +134 | Regular Season | 68-65 N COLO |
| 1/16/2020 | Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado | -7 | 125 | -329 | +253 | Regular Season | 71-52 N COLO |
| 2/9/2019 | N/A | Northern Colorado | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 65-59 N COLO |
| 12/29/2018 | N/A | Sacramento State | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 70-65 N COLO |
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