Eastern Washington vs Sacramento State 1/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Sacramento State Hornets (5-7) vs. Eastern Washington Eagles (9-7)
January 20, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Eastern Washington Eagles -7.5 / Sacramento State Hornets +7.5; Over/Under: -143.5
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The Sacramento State Hornets and Eastern Washington Eagles meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Reese Court. The Sacramento State Hornets need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The Eastern Washington Eagles look for a win after winning five of their last seven games.
The Sacramento State Hornets are averaging 65.2 points on 41 percent shooting and allowing 69.3 points on 43.6 percent shooting. Bryce Fowler is averaging 16.6 points and 5.6 rebounds while Zach Chappell is averaging 10.2 points and 3.9 rebounds. Cameron Wilbon is dishing 1.1 assists and William FitzPatrick is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Sacramento State Hornets are shooting 32.8 percent from beyond the arc and 64.8 percent from the free throw line. The Sacramento State Hornets are allowing 29.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.6 rebounds per game.
The Eastern Washington Eagles are averaging 77.3 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 74.5 points on 41.7 percent shooting. Steele Venters is averaging 17.7 points and 1.7 assists, while Linton Acliese is averaging 15.9 points and 7.2 rebounds. Rylan Bergersen is the third double-digit scorer and Angelo Allegri is grabbing 5.9 rebounds. The Eastern Washington Eagles are shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc and 74.4 percent from the free throw line. The Eastern Washington Eagles are allowing 30.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.8 rebounds per game.
The Hornets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games. The Eagles are 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 games following a ATS loss and 35-17 ATS in their last 52 games overall. The over is 7-2 in Hornets last 9 road games. The over is 4-0 in Eagles last 4 home games. The road team is 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Eastern Washington Eagles haven’t played in nearly two weeks, so there’s potential rust here, but they’re easily the better team here, and they’ve been covering machines dating back to last season. The Sacramento State Hornets cant score the basketball, and things get even worse for them on the road. Assuming the Eastern Washington can get back in the swing of things, they should cruise in the second half of this contest.
