Northern Colorado vs. Eastern Washington betting: College basketball preview for February 20

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The Eastern Washington Eagles (10-16, 6-7 Big Sky) are underdogs (+8.5) as they try to build on a four-game winning streak when they visit the Northern Colorado Bears (19-8, 11-3 Big Sky) at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Bank of Colorado Arena. The game airs on ESPN+. The over/under is 152.5 in the matchup.

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Northern Colorado Cover -8.5 vs Eastern Washington -110

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Northern Colorado vs. Eastern Washington betting lines

  • Northern Colorado moneyline odds to win: -444
  • Eastern Washington moneyline odds to win: +340
  • Spread: Northern Colorado (-8.5)
  • Total: 152.5

Northern Colorado statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Northern Colorado has done a better job covering the spread when playing on the road (8-5-0) than it has at home (3-7-0).
  • At home, the Bears exceed the over/under 70% of the time (seven of 10 games). They’ve hit the over in 61.5% of away games (eight of 13 contests).
  • Northern Colorado, as a moneyline favorite, has an identical winning percentage at home (8-2 record) and away from home (4-1 record).

Recent trends

  • The Bears have seen a downturn in scoring recently, racking up 75.5 points per game in their last 10 outings, 5.3 points fewer than the 80.8 they’ve scored this season.
  • Northern Colorado has been more stingy on defense lately, giving up 70.8 points per game during its last 10 contests compared to the 73.7 points per game its opponents are averaging in the 2024-25 season.
  • During their past 10 outings, the Bears are making 0.2 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.2 compared to 8.4 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (37.3% compared to 36.5% season-long).

Northern Colorado betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-12-0 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 8-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 7-8-0; As Underdog: 5-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-9-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 8-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-3 (Home: 8-2; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.1 (first in nation) 45.7 (290th) 31.8 (194th) 28.4 (37th) 16.5 (34th) 10.7 (125th)

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Eastern Washington statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Eastern Washington is 3-7-0 at home against the spread (.300 winning percentage). Away, it is 4-9-0 ATS (.308).
  • Eagles games have gone above the over/under more frequently at home (five times out of 10) than away (five of 13) this season.
  • In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Eagles have a better winning percentage at home (.600, 3-2 record) than on the road (.083, 1-11).

Recent trends

  • While the Eagles are posting 73.0 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their last 10 games, producing 70.0 points per contest.
  • In its previous 10 games, Eastern Washington is allowing 69.5 points per contest, compared to its season average of 74.6 points allowed.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Eagles are sinking 7.3 threes per contest, 0.4 more than their season average (6.9). They also sport a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (34.3%) compared to their season average (32.4%).

Eastern Washington betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-17-0 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 4-9-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8.5+: 2-5-0 (As Favorite: 1-5-0; As Underdog: 6-12-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-13-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 5-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 3-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-14 (Home: 3-2; Away: 1-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (120th in nation) 45.6 (284th) 28.4 (336th) 30.8 (158th) 13.7 (180th) 12.2 (268th)
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