Northern Arizona pays a visit to Sacramento State on Thursday, hoping to send the Hornets to a loss while covering the college basketball spread at Colberg Court.

The Hornets are 7-18 so far on the season, and 9-6 ATS vs. the number. The Lumberjacks, meanwhile, are 16-10 and 10-4 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Sacramento State go 6-9 and the Lumberjacks go 8-6 on the totals.



View Northern Arizona vs Sacramento State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 8-point favorites in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Hornets sit at No. 264 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Lumberjacks sit at No. 111 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Lumberjacks will win this game 74-61.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Sacramento State's No. 306 nationally ranked offense (62.5 points per game) against a Lumberjacks defense that sits as the No. 115 at 65.7 PPG. The Hornets have been averaging 40.7% from the field, less than the Lumberjacks have managed so far this season (49.3% on average).

Defensively, Northern Arizona features the nation's No. 225-rated defense on the road, allowing 72.9 points per game. Sacramento State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 288 nationally in scoring at home.

Northern Arizona won its last outing, a 59-56 result against Cal Poly on February 19. They covered in that game as a 3.5-point underdog. Cameron Jones scored 19 points leading the Lumberjacks to a 59-56 victory over Cal Poly at Mott Gymnasium on Saturday.

Sacramento State was a 67-52 loser in its last match on the road against SE Missouri State. They failed to cover the 4.5–point spread as underdogs. Sacramento State got 13 points from John Dickson but lost anyway, 67-52, to SE Missouri State on Saturday at Show Me Center.


Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Northern Colorado are 4-6
After playing Cal Poly are 2-6
After a win are 5-5

Sacramento State Hornets Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Weber State are 2-8
After a loss are 3-7

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
Northern Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Sacramento State is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
Sacramento State is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Northern Arizona
Sacramento State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northern Arizona
Sacramento State is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Northern Arizona


Next up:
Northern Arizona at Northern Colorado, Saturday, February 26
Sacramento State home to Weber State, Saturday, February 26