College basketball wagering interest will be high on Saturday when the Lumberjacks of Northern Arizona hit the hard court against the Hornets of Sacramento State.

Sacramento State battles the Lumberjacks, currently sitting with a 5-15 mark (4-12 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 7-6 for the Hornets and 10-6 for the Lumberjacks.



View Northern Arizona vs Sacramento State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Lumberjacks listed as 4-point underdogs

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 288 (Hornets) and the No. 332 (Lumberjacks) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 62-59 result in favor of the Hornets has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Sacramento State's No. 259 nationally ranked offense (63.9 points per game) against a Lumberjacks defense that sits as the No. 254 at 70.2 PPG. The Hornets have been averaging 44.2% from the field, more than the Lumberjacks have managed so far this season (41.5% on average).

Defensively, Northern Arizona features the nation's No. 262-rated defense on the road, allowing 74.1 points per game. Sacramento State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 274 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Northern Arizona, they were a 78-62 loser as they battled Idaho State on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 5-point underdog. Northern Arizona got 14 points from Michael Dunn but lost anyway, 78-62, to Idaho State on Saturday at Holt Arena.

Sacramento State was a 75-60 loser in their most recent outing at home against Weber State. They failed to cover the 8.5-point spread as underdogs. Sacramento State got 20 points from John Dickson but lost anyway, 75-60, to Weber State on Thursday at Colberg Court.


Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Northern Colorado are 5-5
After playing Idaho State are 5-5
After a loss are 2-8

Sacramento State Hornets Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 0-10
Before playing Northern Colorado are 2-8
After playing Weber State are 2-8
After a loss are 1-9

A few Lumberjacks at Hornets trends to consider:
Northern Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northern Arizona's last 5 games on the road
Northern Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Northern Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Sacramento State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Northern Arizona
Sacramento State is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Sacramento State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Sacramento State is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home


Next up:
Northern Arizona home to Northern Colorado, Monday, January 30
Sacramento State at Northern Colorado, Thursday, February 2