The Idaho State Bengals and the Northern Colorado Bears meet in college basketball action from the Bank of Colorado Arena on Monday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Northern Colorado is listed as a 5.5-point home favorite with the total for this game set at 147.5 points.
Injuries
For Idaho State, Jared Rodriguez is listed as out indefinitely with an ankle injury while Northern Colorado comes into this game with a clean injury report.
Matchup History
Idaho State’s 90-83 OT win over Northern Colorado back on December 31st, 2022, made it three wins for the Bengals in the last four head-to-head meetings.
Trends
Idaho State is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Monday games while the over is 20-8 in their last 28 road games. Northern Colorado is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games against a team with a losing road record and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall.
Pick
I’m backing Northern Colorado here. The Bears haven’t had a ton of success in a lot of their recent games, but they do play their much better basketball at home and scoring hasn’t been an issue for the Bears, it’s been the defense. I just don’t see Idaho State posing a threat to Northern Colorado’s defense here so give me the Bears at home in this one.