Idaho State vs Sacramento State 2/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Sacramento State Hornets (6-16) vs. Idaho State Bengals (6-18)
February 19, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Idaho State Bengals -3 / Sacramento State Hornets +3; Over/Under: +130
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The Sacramento State Hornets and the Idaho State Bengals meet in college basketball action from the Reed Gym on Saturday night.
The Sacramento State Hornets will look to snap a six-game losing skid after a 65-50 loss to Weber State in their last game. Bryce Fowler leads the Hornets in scoring and assists with 17 PPG and 4.1 APG to go along with 5.3 RPG. Zach Chappell has 11.4 PPG with 3.4 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Sac State so far this season. Jonathan Komagum has a team-high 6.8 RPG as well for the Hornets this season. As a team, Sacramento State is averaging 63.4 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three and 66% from the foul line while allowing 70.5 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field and 34.9% from three this season.
The Idaho State Bengals will look to find some consistency after alternating wins and losses in each of their last six games after a 61-58 win over Northern Colorado last time out. Tarik Cool leads the Bengals in scoring with 12.1 PPG and 2.7 APG while Robert Ford III has 10.9 PPG with 4.6 RPG this season. Malik Porter also has 4-3 RPG for the Bengals this season. As a team, Idaho State is averaging 63.5 PPG on 41.4% shooting from the field, 30.6% from three and 67.8% from the foul line while allowing 71 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field and 32.7% from three this season.
Sacramento State is 1-9-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall and 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 while the under is 7-0 in their last 7 games against a team with a losing record. Idaho State is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record.
I get the case to be made either way here and while I’m not rushing to the window to bet this game, I do think there’s a bit of value laying the bucket with Idaho State. The Bengals don’t win a ton of games, but they’ve surprised some folks with home wins over Montana and Northern Colorado. Sacramento State’s been a dumpster fire and surprisingly against Idaho State, I don’t expect that to change for the Hornets. Give me Idaho State laying the bucket here.
