Northern Colorado vs Portland State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/27/21
Northern Colorado vs Portland State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/27/21
2021-02-27 13:05:00 EDT
The Portland State Vikings and Northern Colorado Bears meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Bank of Colorado Arena.
The Portland State Vikings look for a win after winning six other last eight games. The Portland State Vikings are averaging 70.1 points on 40.3 percent shooting and allowing 65.6 points on 42.8 percent shooting. James Scott is averaging 15.2 points and two assists while Khalid Thomas is averaging 11.6 points and 4.8 rebounds. Paris Dawson is dishing one assist and Amari McCray is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Portland State Vikings are shooting 30.2 percent from beyond the arc and 69.8 percent from the free throw line. The Portland State Vikings are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.7 rebounds per game.
The Northern Colorado Bears look for a win after winning five of their last seven games. The Northern Colorado Bears are averaging 69.6 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 67.8 points on 43.6 percent shooting. Bodie Hume is averaging 17.4 points and 1.8 assists while Daylen Kountz is averaging 14.8 points and four rebounds. Matt Johnson is the third double-digit scorer and Kur Jockuch is grabbing 6.2 rebounds. The Northern Colorado Bears are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 65.2 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Colorado Bears are allowing 30.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game.
The Vikings are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 road games and 13-6-1 ATS in their last 20 games overall. The Bears are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 Saturday games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games. The under is 10-1 in Vikings last 11 overall. The over is 4-1 in Bears last 5 home games. The favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
You can argue the Portland State Vikings are the better team here, especially lately where they’re winning their last five games by an average of 17.4 points. The Northern Colorado Bears are just 2-5 against the spread at home. Both clubs playing solid ball, but give me the free bucket with the road team.
