The Sacramento State Hornets will travel to the Dee Events Center to take on the Weber State Wildcats this Thursday night in College Basketball action.
The Sacramento State Hornets lost their 5th straight game and dropped to 6-15 on the season after being defeated by the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, 83-57, this past Saturday. Sacramento State struggled on both ends of the court in the 1st half against Southern Utah and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 43-22 margin. Sacramento State shot 41.8% from the field & 19.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Southern Utah to shoot 50.8% from the field & 46.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Hornets was Bryce Fowler who had 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, & 1 steal.
On the season, Sacramento State is averaging 64.0 ppg on 41.9% shooting from the field. The Hornets are averaging 6.5 three-pointers per game on 34.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Sacramento State has been led by Bryce Fowler (17.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 4.2 apg, 1.7 spg), Zach Chappell (11.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.3 spg), Cameron Wilborn (8.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.1 spg), & William FitzPatrick (8.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.3 apg).
Defensively, Sacramento State is allowing their opponents to an average of 70.8 ppg on 45.0% shooting from the field. The Hornets have a rebound margin of -4.5 and a turnover margin of 0.3.
The Weber State Wildcats lost their 3rd straight game and dropped to 18-8 on the season after being defeated by the Idaho Vandals, 83-79, this past Saturday. Weber State struggled defensively against Idaho and could not fight back after the Vandals took a 73-63 lead with 6:01 left in regulation. Weber State shot 46.8% from the field & 21.1% from beyond the arc while allowing Idaho to shoot 58.5% from the field & 40.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Wildcats was Koby McEwen who had 22 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, & 3 steals.
On the season, Weber State is averaging 77.6 ppg on 47.4% shooting from the field. The Wildcats are averaging 7.4 three-pointers per game on 33.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Weber State has been led by Koby McEwen (17.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.3 spg), Seikou Sisoho Jawara (12.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.2 spg), Dillon Jones (12.6 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.8 spg), & JJ Overton (12.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.5 spg).
Defensively, Weber State is allowing their opponents to average 71.2 ppg on 44.0% shooting from the field. The Wildcats have a rebound margin of -2.2 and a turnover margin of 3.9.
The Hornets are 0-10 ATS in their last 10 games & 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games vs. Weber State. The Wildcats are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games & 1-9 ATS in their last 10 home games.
Weber State has really struggled as of alate, highlighted by their recent loss at Idaho, however, this is still one of the better teams in the Big Sky, led by an offense that ranks 41st in scoring offense & 32nd in FG%. Sacramento State is just 2-7 on the road this season and between the fact that the Hornets have struggled on both ends of the court (318th in scoring offense; 226th in scoring defense) and that they have lost their last two games by an average of 22.0 ppg, I think Weber State bounces back with a convincing victory and do enough to cover this large home spread. Good Luck!