Northern Arizona vs. Sacramento State betting: College basketball preview for February 15

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The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (14-12, 5-8 Big Sky) visit the Sacramento State Hornets (6-19, 2-10 Big Sky) after losing three straight road games. The Lumberjacks are favored by 3.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 15, 2025. The over/under in the matchup is 138.5.

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Northern Arizona vs. Sacramento State betting lines

  • Northern Arizona moneyline odds to win: -175
  • Sacramento State moneyline odds to win: +146
  • Spread: Northern Arizona (-3.5)
  • Total: 138.5

Northern Arizona statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Northern Arizona has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (4-4-0) than it has in road games (6-7-0).
  • The Lumberjacks have eclipsed the total in a lower percentage of home games (62.5%) than games on the road (69.2%).
  • Northern Arizona has fared better as a moneyline favorite at home, sporting a home record of 5-2, compared to going 1-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Lumberjacks have seen a downturn in scoring lately, racking up 68.6 points per game in their last 10 contests, 7.8 points fewer than the 76.4 they’ve scored this year.
  • Northern Arizona’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (69.3) is 1.9 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (71.2).
  • The Lumberjacks’ last 10 outings have seen them make 7.4 three-pointers per game while shooting 31.5% from deep. Both numbers are below their 2024-25 averages of 8 makes and 33.7%.

Northern Arizona betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-12-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 6-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 1-5-0 (As Favorite: 4-6-0; As Underdog: 6-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-7-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 9-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-4 (Home: 5-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-8 (Home: 0-1; Away: 4-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.1 (166th in nation) 44.2 (209th) 35.5 (32nd) 28.5 (40th) 15.3 (78th) 9.6 (33rd)

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Sacramento State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Sacramento State has been better against the spread away (6-5-1) than at home (3-8-0) this year.
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Hornets’ games have finished above the over/under at home (45.5%, five of 11) than away (33.3%, four of 12).
  • The Hornets, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-6) than away (1-11) this year.

Recent trends

  • The Hornets are posting 66.1 points per contest in their past 10 games, which is 0.8 fewer points than their average for the season (66.9).
  • While Sacramento State is allowing 69.7 points per game in 2024-25, it has been worse in its past 10 games, allowing 76.3 points per contest.
  • The Hornets are sinking 7.1 three-pointers per contest in their last 10 games, which is one fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (8.1). Additionally, they sport a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (29.7%) compared to their season average from downtown (32.4%).

Sacramento State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-13-1 (Home: 3-8-0; Away: 6-5-1)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 8-11-1 (As Favorite: 1-2-0; As Underdog: 8-11-1)
  • O-U-P: 9-14-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 4-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-2 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-17 (Home: 2-6; Away: 1-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.6 (293rd in nation) 42.8 (132nd) 32.1 (183rd) 29.4 (84th) 12.7 (257th) 12.9 (315th)
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