It will be a battle between BigSky opponents when the Northern Colorado Bears (8-5, 2-0 BigSky) welcome the Idaho Vandals (4-10, 1-2 BigSky) to Bank of Colorado Arena. The game is scheduled to get underway at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 5, 2019.
Idaho Vandals at Northern Colorado Bears Betting Prediction
In the Vandals’ last contest, they were thoroughly outplayed by the UC Irvine Anteaters, 86-68. UC Irvine out-rebounded Idaho. The Anteaters had 15 offensive rebounds and 42 total rebounds, while the Vandals had six and 22, respectively. Jared Rodriguez was Idaho’s leading scorer with 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting.
The Bears dismantled the Colorado College Tigers in their last matchup, 126-56. The Bears had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (35.7 vs. 8.8) and had a much better free throw rate (0.338 vs. 0.100). Trent Harris was the top scorer from either team with 33 points on 11-for-15 shooting from the field.
The productive offense of Northern Colorado (29th in the nation with an offensive efficiency of 116.1) will clash against the bottom-tier defense of Idaho (286th in the NCAA with a defensive efficiency of 107.1). The Bears should have the advantage on that side of the ball.
Jordan Davis has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Northern Colorado.
After the Bears won both contests against the Vandals last season, these teams will battle for the first time this year. In the last game, Northern Colorado won 80-63. The Bears had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (34.4 vs. 14.3) and had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.610 vs. 0.482).
Idaho Vandals at Northern Colorado Bears Odds Pick
College Basketball Pick: SU Winner – Northern Colorado, ATS Winner – Idaho, O/U – Under
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Northern Colorado averages 13.2 assists per game, which ranks 152nd in the nation. Idaho ranks 188th in assists allowed per game (15.1).
Bettings Trends:
The Vandals’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 1.6, up from 1.2 for the season.
During their last five games, the Bears have scored an average of 90.8 points per game (8.8 above their season average) and allowed an average of 73.0 points per game (0.9 above their season average).
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