A key college battle sees the visiting Spartans travelling to Sacramento State Saturday to take on the Hornets on Saturday.

The Hornets bring a 9-16 record (7-11-1 ATS) to this tilt against the 8-17 Spartans, who are 9-11 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Sacramento State go 10-9 so far and the Spartans go 13-6-1.



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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with Sacramento State in this one will find them as 2.5-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 275-rated Hornets and the No. 264-ranked Spartans, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 67-65 result in favor of the Hornets.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Sacramento State has the nation's No. 215-rated offensive output, at 66 PPG. The visiting Spartans defense ranks No. 307 allowing on average 73.8 PPG. The Hornets FG% has averaged 44.6% so far, more than the Spartans marksmen have achieved on the year, 39.6% per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, San Jose State owns the country's No. 332-rated mark, allowing 79.9 points per game on the highway. Sacramento State, on the other hand, rates No. 229 in scoring at home.

Last time out for San Jose State, they were a 76-70 loser as they battled Nevada at home. They covered in the match as a 7-point underdog. The Spartans wasted a 26-point performance from James Kinney in losing to Nevada 76-70 on Saturday at The Event Center.

In their last action, Sacramento State was an 85-67 loser on the road against Portland State. They failed to cover the 7.5-point spread as underdogs. Jackson Carbajal scored 19 points in a futile effort to lead the Hornets to a win (they lost 85-67 to Portland State at Stott Center on Wednesday).


San Jose State Spartans Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 9-1
Before playing Louisiana Tech are 2-8
After playing Nevada are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6

Sacramento State Hornets Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 2-7
Before playing Portland State are 3-7
After playing Portland State are 3-7
After a loss are 1-9

A few Spartans at Hornets trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose State's last 5 games on the road
San Jose State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento State's last 7 games at home
Sacramento State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Sacramento State is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games
Sacramento State is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games


Next up:
San Jose State at Louisiana Tech, Thursday, February 23
Sacramento State home to Portland State, Thursday, February 23