Northern Colorado vs Northern Arizona Pick: Thursday, January 28th
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Jan 28, 2021
Northern Colorado vs Northern Arizona Pick January 28 2021: Northern Colorado had their three-game winning streak snapped on the back end of two home games in three nights against Eastern Washington, losing 82-76. Matt Johnson went for 23 points, after scoring 22 in the first leg of the series. Johnson is averaging 13.1 points per game, and is hitting 46.3% from three-point range. Bodie Hume leads the way for the Bears, averaging 15.1 points, and 7.1 rebounds per game. The third member of the Bears scoring in double figures is back court teammate Daylen Kountz, who is averaging 13 points per game so far this season. Northern Colorado hits 44.8% from the field, 36.7% from behind the arc, and 65% from the foul line.
Meanwhile, Northern Arizona is coming off losing two games to Montana State, 62-51 and 58-53. They have lost five of their six. In the two game set against Montana State, Cam Shelton scored 46 of the teams 104 points, and needless to say, that’s not going to work out long term for the Lumberjacks. No one else scored more than 8 points in either of their last two games. Shelton averages 21.6 points per game, with 6.1 rebounds and 4 assists, hitting 40.55% from the field, 31.7% from three, and 70.5% from the foul line
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Northern Colorado vs Northern Arizona Odds
| Northern Colorado Odds | -4.5 (-110) |
| Northern Arizona Odds | +4.5 (-110) |
| Total | 134 |
| Where/When | Lawrence Walkup Skydome, 8 PM ET |
Northern Colorado are 5-5 in their last 10 games, putting up an average of 68.7 points per game in that span, outscoring their opponents by just +0.6 points per game. UNCO have one of the worst assists to turn over ratios in the country at 0.7, but have still somehow managed to cover half of their games, going 6-6 ATS on the season, while going ‘Under’ the betting total in 7 of their 12 games. Meanwhile, Northern Arizona is have lost 4 of their last 5, and are 4-6 in their last 10. The Lumberjacks have been outscored by an average of 4.2 points in their last 10, putting up just 64.8 points per game along the way. The Jacks are in the same boat as the UNCO Bears, covering just half of their games this season, at 7-7-1 ATS, while going 8-7 to the Under so far.
UNCO vs Northern Arizona ATS Match-Up
NCAA Team |
ATS Record |
ATS Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Colorado | 6-6 | -3.2 |
| Northern Arizona | 7-7-1 | -2.4 |
