Northern Colorado vs Eastern Washington 2/24/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Eastern Washington Eagles will travel to Bank of Colorado Arena to take on the Northern Colorado Bears this Thursday night in College Basketball action.

The Eastern Washington Eagles had their 3-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 14-13 on the season after being defeated by the Idaho Vandals, 83-80, this past Saturday. Eastern Washington struggled on the defensive end against Idaho and could not fight back after a Tanner Christensen layup for the Vandals gave Idaho an 82-80 lead with just :32 seconds left in regulation. Eastern Washington shot 50.0% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Idaho to shoot 54.4% from the field & 38.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Eagles was Angelo Allegri who had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, & 2 steals.

On the season, Eastern Washington is averaging 77.0 ppg on 44.7% shooting from the field. The Eagles are averaging 8.8 three-pointers per game on 34.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Eastern Washington has been led by Steele Venters (16.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.0 spg), Linton Acliese (16.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.2 apg), Rylan Bergersen (13.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.2 spg), & Angelo Allegri (11.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.1 spg).

Defensively, Eastern Washington is allowing their opponents to average 74.7 ppg on 42.9% shooting from the field. The Eagles have a rebound margin of 3.0 and a turnover margin of -1.5.

The Northern Colorado Bears won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 16-12 on the season after defeating the Idaho State Bengals, 77-70, this past Monday. Northern Colorado was solid on the offensive end against Idaho State and was able to hold off the Bengals after taking a 65-50 lead with 5:38 left in regulation. Northern Colorado shot 50.0% from the field & 34.8% from beyond the arc while allowing the Bengals to shoot 46.2% from the field & 40.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Bears was Bodie Hume who had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, & 2 steals.

On the season, Northern Colorado is averaging 78.0 ppg on 47.7% shooting from the field. The Bears are averaging 10.4 three-pointers per game on 38.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Northern Colorado has been led by Daylen Kountz (20.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.0 spg), Matt Johnson II (13.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.9 apg), Dru Kuxhausen (11.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.1 apg), Bodie Hume (11.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.3 apg), & Kur Jongkuch (8.8 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.3 apg).

Defensively, Northern Colorado is allowing their opponents to average 75.9 ppg on 45.4% shooting from the field. The Bears have a rebound margin of 0.9 and a turnover margin of -2.2.

The Eagles are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Thursday games & 22-5 ATS in their last 27 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Bears are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record, however, are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.

Eastern Washington has been solid on the offensive end this season, ranking 48^th in scoring offense, however, the Eagles come into this game with just a 7-9 road record and have struggled defensively as they come into this game ranked just 302^nd in scoring defense & 175^th in defensive FG%. Northern Colorado has also struggled defensively, however, this team has been great on the offensive end, ranking 32^nd in scoring offense, 28^th in FG%, & 9^th in three-pointers made per game and between the fact that Northern Colorado defeated Eastern Washington by an 87-83 margin on the road earlier this season and that the Bears have an 8-3 home record, I’m taking Northern Colorado to cover this home spread. Good Luck!