The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (2-10) are 4-point underdogs as they look to stop a five-game home losing streak when they take on the Northern Colorado Bears (6-4) on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome. The contest airs at 8:00 PM ET. The over/under in the matchup is 134.5.
The betting insights and predictions in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of January 28, 2021, 2:14 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Best Betting Odds
Computer Picks
Pick ATS:
Lumberjacks (+4)
The model favors the Bears by 2.8 points, just 1.2 fewer than the 4-point spread set by DraftKings.
Pick OU:
Over (134.5)
The model predicts a total 1.2 points higher than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup.
Prediction: Northern Colorado 69, Northern Arizona 66
Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.
Examining the Over/Under
- The Bears have an average implied point total of 73.6 this season, which is 4.6 points higher than their implied total in Thursday’s game (69).
- Northern Colorado has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (69) eight times this season.
- The 74.8-point average implied total on the season for the Lumberjacks is 9.8 more points than the team’s 65-point implied total in this matchup.
- Northern Arizona has scored more than this game’s implied total of 65 points three times this season.
Implied totals are projected point totals for each team based on totals and spreads set by sportsbooks.
Northern Colorado and Northern Arizona Records ATS
| ATS Record | ATS Record Against 4+ Point Spread | Over/Under Record (O-U-P) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 4-4 | 3-1 | 4-4 |
| Lumberjacks | 6-5-1 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
Against The Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Last 5 Games
| Northern Colorado | Northern Arizona | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1/23/2021 | Eastern Washington | Loss | 82-76 | 1/23/2021 | Montana State | Loss | 58-53 |
| 1/21/2021 | Eastern Washington | Win | 78-76 | 1/21/2021 | Montana State | Loss | 62-51 |
| 1/16/2021 | Idaho | Win | 75-61 | 1/16/2021 | Montana | Win | 62-58 |
| 1/14/2021 | Idaho | Win | 74-54 | 1/14/2021 | Montana | Loss | 67-56 |
| 1/9/2021 | Montana State | Loss | 76-74 | 1/9/2021 | Idaho State | Loss | 76-70 |
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