Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for Northern Arizona when they take on the Weber State Wildcats on Thursday in college hoops betting action.

This game is part of the Big Sky Tournament which will decide the conference champion and help decide March Madness seedings. Dahlberg Arena is the location for this game, which makes it a neutral-site matchup.

Weber State will face the 11-20 Lumberjacks, who own a 15-15 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Wildcats are 11-13 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Lumberjacks are 15-10 favoring the OVER.



View Northern Arizona vs Weber State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Weber State opened as 12.5-point favorites in this college basketball tilt over at Sportsbook but the number may be on the move. Watch for the Sportsbook total as well at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 27 (Wildcats) and the No. 319 (Lumberjacks) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 85-62 result in favor of the Wildcats has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Weber State's No. 21 nationally ranked offense (75.8 points per game) against a Lumberjacks defense that sits as the No. 329 at 75.1 PPG. The Wildcats have been averaging 50.8% from the field, more than the Lumberjacks have managed so far this season (43.9% on average).

Defensively, Northern Arizona features the nation's No. 340-rated defense on the road, allowing 79.3 points per game. Weber State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 23 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Northern Arizona was a 63-50 loser on the road against Montana. They failed to cover the 12.5-point spread as underdogs. Northern Arizona got 17 points from Max Jacobsen but lost anyway, 63-50, to Montana on Saturday at Dahlberg Arena.

Last time out for Weber State, they were a 65-57 Sportsbook as they battled Eastern Washington at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 16.5-point favorite. Weber State earned a 65-57 victory over Eastern Washington on Saturday, getting 18 points from Scott Bamforth at Dee Events Center.


Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
After playing Montana are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6

Weber State Wildcats Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
After playing Eastern Washington are 7-3
After a win are 10-0

A few Lumberjacks at Wildcats trends to consider:
Weber State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Weber State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northern Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Weber State's last 6 games
Weber State is 8-3-1 ATS in its last 12 games