Pacific vs Northern Arizona 12/6/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (3-7) vs. Pacific Tigers (3-6)
December 6, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Pacific Tigers -5.5 / Northern Arizona Lumberjacks +5.5; Over/Under: +147.5
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The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks and the Pacific Tigers meet in college basketball action from the Alex G. Spanos Center on Tuesday night.
The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks will look to bounce back after an 88-69 loss to Pepperdine last time out. Jalen Cone leads Northern Arizona in scoring with 13.4 PPG along with 4 RPG and 2.9 APG as the lone double-digit scorer for Northern Arizona up to this point in the season. Nik Mains and Liam Lloyd each have 9+ PPG while Carson Towt has team-highs of 9.4 RPG and 3.3 APG to lead the Lumberjacks in rebounding and assists this season. As a team, Northern Arizona isaveraging 72 PPG on 41.3% shooting from the field, 34.4% from three and 71.7% from the foul line this season.
The Pacific Tigers will hope to rebound from an 82-71 loss to UC-Santa Barbara in their last game. Jordan Ivy-Curry leads the Tigers in scoring with 13.6 PPG while Donovan Williams has 12.2 PPG with 4 RPG and Tyler Beard has 11.9 PPG with 3.3 RPG and 2.8 APG to lead Pacific in the assist department this season. Keylan Boone has 10 PPG and 4.7 RPG in three games this season while Cam Denson has 4.4 RPG as well on the year for the Tigers. As a team, Pacific is averaging 78 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field, 37.9% from three and 70.8% from the foul line this season.
Northern Arizona is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 road games against a team with a losing home record and 1-8 ATS in their last 9 Tuesday games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 road games. Pacific is 0-6 ATS in their last 6 home games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games against a team with a road winning percentage below .400 while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.
I get the case to be made for home court meaning something in college hoops, but I’m not sure how to feel comfortable about laying points with a Pacific team that not only has failed to cover the number in each of their home games, but has lost each of those games outright against comparable competition to what they face here. I think Northern Arizona’s a live dog here. Give me the Lumberjacks.
