The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks and Northern Colorado Bears meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Bank of Colorado Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Betting Preview
The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks are averaging 71.5 points on 42.4 percent shooting and allowing 74.6 points on 46.1 percent shooting. Jalen Cone is averaging 17 points and 2.7 assists, while Xavier Fuller is averaging 12.6 points and 3.9 rebounds. Carson Town is dishing 3.4 assists and Nik Mains is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 73.7 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31 rebounds per game.
The Northern Colorado Bears Betting Preview
The Northern Colorado Bears are averaging 70.6 points on 42.7 percent shooting and allowing 78.2 points on 48.9 percent shooting. Dalton Knecht is averaging 20.1 points and 1.7 assists, while Daylen Kountz is averaging 16.4 points and 2.6 rebounds. Matt Johnson II is the third double-digit scorer and Riley Abercrombie is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The Northern Colorado Bears are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 74.3 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Colorado Bears are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.8 rebounds per game.
Northern Arizona vs Northern Colorado Trends
The Lumberjacks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games. The Bears are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games. The under is 5-0 in Lumberjacks last 5 road games. The over is 4-1 in Bears last 5 overall. The home team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Northern Colorado Bears are playing their best ball of the season right now, and they’ve been covering numbers at home lately as well. The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks lose on the road by an average of 7.2 points. Northern Colorado should get the job done given their current form. I’ll lay the chalk.