Eastern Washington vs Northern Colorado 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Northern Colorado Bears will travel to Reese Court to take on the Eastern Washington Eagles this Saturday night in College Basketball action.

The Northern Colorado Bears improved to 9-8 on the season after defeating the Idaho Vandals, 87-70, this past Thursday. Northern Colorado was outstanding on the offensive end against Idaho and was able to pull away in the 2^nd half for the victory after taking a 73-54 lead with 9:18 left in regulation. Northern Colorado shot 57.1% from the field & 47.4% from beyond the arc while holding Idaho to 43.8% shooting from the field & 18.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Bears was Bodie Hume who had 25 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, & 1 block.

On the season, Northern Colorado is averaging 76.0 ppg on 46.0% shooting from the field. The Bears are averaging 10.5 three-pointers per game on 37.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Northern Colorado has been led by Daylen Kountz (18.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.1 spg), Matt Johnson II (12.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.8 apg), Bodie Hume (11.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.1 bpg), & Kur Jongkuch (9.5 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 1.5 apg).

Defensviely, Northern Colorado is allowing their opponents to average 74.9 ppg on 45.2% shooting from the field. The Bears have a rebound margin of 0.1 and a turnover margin of -2.3.

The Eastern Washington Eagles won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 10-7 on the season after defeating the Sacramento Hornets, 75-62, this past Thursday. Eastern Washington led by a 38-29 margin at halftime and pulled away in the 2^nd half for the victory after taking a 54-40 lead with 10:34 left in regulation. Eastern Washington shot 43.1% from the field & 45.8% from beyond the arc while holding Sacramento to 35.8% shooting from the field & 31.6% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Eagles was Angelo Allegri who had a double-double with 14 points, 14 rebounds, & 2 assists.

On the season, Eastern Washington is averaging 77.1 ppg on 43.9% shooting from the field. The Eagles are averaging 8.8 three-pointers per game on 33.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Eastern Washington has been led by Steele Venters (17.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.0 spg), Linton Acliese (15.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.4 apg), Rylan Bergersen (13.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.2 apg, 1.4 spg), & Angelo Allegri (10.9 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.7 apg).

Defensviely, Eastern Washington is allowing their opponents to average 73.8 ppg on 41.4% shooting from the field. The Eagles have a rebound margin of 4.8 and a turnover margin of -1.9.

The Bears are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. Eastern Washington, however, are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 Saturday road games. The Eagles are 13-5 ATS in their last 18 games & 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games vs. Big Sky opponents.

Northern Colorado has been led by their offense which ranks t-82^nd in scoring offense, 11^th in three-pointers made per game, & 37^th in 3P-FG%, however, the Bears have struggled defensively and come into this game ranked just 302^nd in scoring defense & 295^th in defensive FG%. Eastern Washington has also been led by their offense which ranks 63^rd in scoring offense & 69^th in three-pointers per game, however, like Northern Colorado, the Eagles have had issues defensively as they come into this game ranked just 287^th in scoring defense & 286^th in turnover margin.

Eastern Washington is a tough team at home, however, they did lose to Montana by double digits in early January while and had all they could handle against Idaho. Northern Colorado has an offense that certainly has enough firepower to keep up with the Eagles and as I just think the Bears are the overall better team, I think the play here is to take Northern Colorado and the points. Good Luck!