SE Missouri State 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.

Sacramento State battles the Redhawks, currently sitting with a 4-7 mark (3-4 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 2-2 for the Hornets and 5-2 for the Redhawks.



View SE Missouri State vs Sacramento State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Hornets as 4.5-point favorites in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Hornets rated this week at No. 217 and the Redhawks sitting at No. 272. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 69-64 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. 243-rated offensive output, at 65 PPG. The visiting Redhawks defense ranks No. 294 allowing on average 73.6 PPG. The Hornets FG% has averaged 45% so far, less than the Redhawks marksmen have achieved on the year, 47.8% per game.

Defensively, SE Missouri State features the nation's No. 307-rated defense on the road, allowing 80.4 points per game. Sacramento State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 216 nationally in scoring at home.

SE Missouri State lost its last outing, an 84-65 result against Southern Methodist on December 19. They failed to cover in that game as a 1.5-point underdog. SE Missouri State got 22 points from Marland Smith but lost anyway, 84-65, to Southern Methodist on Monday at Show Me Center.

In their last action, Sacramento State was a 75-64 Sportsbook at home against North Dakota. The Hornets grabbed a 75-64 win over the Sioux on Sunday, behind a 19-point effort from Heath Hoffman at Colberg Court.


SE Missouri State Redhawks Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Morehead State are 2-8
After playing Southern Methodist are 1-0
After a loss are 5-5

Sacramento State Hornets Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Northern Arizona are 0-10
After playing North Dakota are 0-1
After a win are 3-7

A few Redhawks at Hornets trends to consider:
SE Missouri State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Sacramento State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Sacramento State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
SE Missouri State home to Morehead State, Wednesday, December 28
Sacramento State at Northern Arizona, Thursday, December 29