Eastern Washington looks to cover the Eagles-Lumberjacks pointspread on Saturday and improve its overall 7-8 mark when they host Northern Arizona in college basketball action.

Eastern Washington battles the Lumberjacks, currently sitting with a 5-10 mark (3-8 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 9-3 for the Eagles and 5-6 for the Lumberjacks.



View Northern Arizona vs Eastern Washington Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 13-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Eagles at No. 125 and the Lumberjacks at No. 322 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 70-64 result in favor of the Eagles.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Eastern Washington's No. 105-ranked offense, averaging 72.5 PPG, against a Lumberjacks defense that ranks No. 196 at 67.8 PPG. The Eagles field goal percentage has averaged 41.1% so far, less than the Lumberjacks marksmen have achieved on the year, 41.2% per game.

Defensively, Northern Arizona features the nation's No. 202-rated defense on the road, allowing 72.3 points per game. Eastern Washington, meanwhile, comes in at No. 53 nationally in scoring at home.

Northern Arizona was an 82-62 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Portland State. They failed to cover the 8.5–point spread as underdogs. The Lumberjacks were hammered by Portland State on Thursday, losing by an 82-62 final at Stott Center in college basketball betting action.

Last time out for Eastern Washington, they were a 76-69 loser as they battled Weber State at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 3.5-point favorite. Cliff Ederaine scored 20 points in a futile effort to lead the Eagles to a win (they lost 76-69 to Weber State at Reese Court on Thursday).


Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Montana are 6-4
After playing Portland State are 7-3
After a loss are 3-7

Eastern Washington Eagles Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Sacramento State are 3-7
After playing Weber State are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

A few Lumberjacks at Eagles trends to consider:
Northern Arizona is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Eastern Washingto
Northern Arizona is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Eastern Washingto
Northern Arizona is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Eastern Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Eastern Washington is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Northern Arizona
Eastern Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Eastern Washington is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Northern Arizona


Next up:
Northern Arizona home to Montana, Thursday, January 12
Eastern Washington at Sacramento State, Thursday, January 12