Eastern Washington vs Northern Arizona Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/5/23
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (10-22) vs. Eastern Washington Eagles (22-9)
March 5, 2023 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Eastern Washington Eagles -6.5 / Northern Arizona Lumberjacks +6.5; Over/Under: +154.5
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The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks and Eastern Washington Eagles meet Sunday in the college basketball Big Sky Second Round at the Idaho Central Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks are averaging 72.6 points on 43.2 percent shooting and allowing 74.3 points on 46.8 percent shooting. Jalen Cone is averaging 17.3 points and 2.6 assists, while Xavier Fuller is averaging 12.8 points and 3.9 rebounds. Carson Towt is dishing 3.2 assists and Nik Mains is grabbing 5.4 rebounds. The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 73 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks are allowing 34.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.6 rebounds per game.
The Eastern Washington Eagles are averaging 77 points on 49.1 percent shooting and allowing 71.1 points on 42 percent shooting. Steele Venters is averaging 15.1 points and 1.4 assists, while Angelo Allegri is averaging 13.5 points and 5.5 rebounds. Tyreese Davis is the third double-digit scorer and Ethan Price is grabbing 4.3 rebounds. The Eastern Washington Eagles are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 75.8 percent from the free throw line. The Eastern Washington Eagles are allowing 32.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game.
The Lumberjacks are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 neutral site games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Sunday games. The Eagles are 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The over is 6-2 in Lumberjacks last 8 overall. The over is 12-4 in Eagles last 16 overall. The underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Eastern Washington Eagles should be big favorites for obvious reasons, but Northern Arizona is playing some of its best ball of the season right now and did hang around with the Eagles in previous meetings this season. Northern Arizona looked good in yesterdays win, and the offense has picked up. I’ll take a shot with the points.
