Northern Arizona vs. Eastern Washington betting: Big Sky Tournament preview for March 8

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The No. 7 seed Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (17-14, 8-10 Big Sky) play the No. 8 seed Eastern Washington Eagles (10-21, 6-12 Big Sky) as 2.5-point favorites in the Big Sky Tournament Saturday at Idaho Central Arena, starting at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Both teams will look to take one step closer to earning an automatic place in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup’s point total is 143.5.

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Northern Arizona Cover -2.5 vs Eastern Washington -117

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Northern Arizona vs. Eastern Washington betting lines

  • Northern Arizona moneyline odds to win: -152
  • Eastern Washington moneyline odds to win: +127
  • Spread: Northern Arizona (-2.5)
  • Total: 143.5

Northern Arizona statistics, trends and more

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Lumberjacks have struggled over their last 10 games, scoring 72.2 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 76.5 they’ve put up over the course of this year.
  • Northern Arizona has been less stingy on defense lately, giving up 74.2 points per game during its past 10 contests compared to the 71.7 points per game its opponents are averaging over the 2024-25 season.
  • While the Lumberjacks are knocking down fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (7.6 per game) compared to their season-long average (8.1), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (36.2% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 35.3% on the season).

Northern Arizona betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-14-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 8-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 4-6-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 7-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 19-8-0 (Home: 8-3-0; Away: 10-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-5 (Home: 6-3; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-9 (Home: 0-2; Away: 5-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (120th in nation) 45.1 (252nd) 34.2 (62nd) 28.7 (50th) 14.9 (91st) 9.7 (40th)

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Eastern Washington statistics, trends and more

Recent trends

  • The Eagles are putting up 70.5 points per contest over their past 10 games, which is 1.4 fewer points than their average for the season (71.9).
  • Over its last 10 games, Eastern Washington is giving up 75.6 points per contest, 0.2 fewer points than its season average (75.8).
  • The Eagles are making 6.4 threes per game in their last 10 games, which is 0.4 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6.8). In addition, they have a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (32.0%) compared to their season average from downtown (32.3%).

Eastern Washington betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-22-0 (Home: 3-9-0; Away: 4-12-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 4-15-0 (As Favorite: 1-6-0; As Underdog: 6-16-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-15-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 8-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 3-3; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-18 (Home: 3-3; Away: 1-14)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (115th in nation) 46.8 (326th) 27.5 (349th) 30.5 (138th) 13.7 (170th) 12.1 (267th)
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