The Wildcats will try to cover the spread at McKale Center on Saturday when they get a visit from the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks in college basketball action.

The Lumberjacks will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 0-5 ATS against the number this season, while the Wildcats are 2-5 ATS. Northern Arizona is 2-3 on the totals; Arizona is 4-3.



View Northern Arizona vs Arizona Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Lumberjacks are listed as 22.5-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 20 (Wildcats) and the No. 132 (Lumberjacks) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 72-66 result in favor of the Wildcats has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Arizona's No. 145-ranked offense, averaging 70.1 PPG, against a Lumberjacks defense that ranks No. 218 at 68.7 PPG. The Wildcats field goal percentage has averaged 42.5% so far, more than the Lumberjacks marksmen have achieved on the year, 42.1% per game.

Defensively, Northern Arizona features the nation's No. 236-rated defense on the road, allowing 75 points per game. Arizona, meanwhile, comes in at No. 274 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Northern Arizona was an 87-52 loser at home against BYU. They failed to cover the 14–point spread as underdogs. Northern Arizona was crushed on Wednesday, getting blown out by BYU and falling by an 87-52 score at Walkup Skydome.

Arizona won its last outing, an 83-76 result against New Mexico State on November 29. They covered in that game as a 3.5-point underdog. Nick Johnson scored 19 points leading the Wildcats to an 83-76 victory over New Mexico State at Pan American Center on Tuesday.


Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Pepperdine are 2-1
After a loss are 5-5

Arizona Wildcats Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 9-1
Before playing Florida are 2-0
After playing New Mexico State are 3-0
After a win are 7-3

A few Lumberjacks at Wildcats trends to consider:
Northern Arizona is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Northern Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Northern Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northern Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Northern Arizona
Arizona is 19-3 SU in its last 22 games at home
Arizona is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games


Next up:
Northern Arizona home to Pepperdine, Wednesday, December 7
Arizona at Florida, Wednesday, December 7